Elsie Lund was born 4/2/1915 at 4 Skipton Road, Barnoldswick, the home of her parents Joseph Lund (1881 - 1940) a former Grocer but by now was serving as a Private with the 1st battalion West Riding Foot Regiment during WW1. Her mother, Eva Lund nee Woffenden (18885 - 1933) was a former Mill Worker. The family already had two children, Horace Lund (1908 - 1975) and Myra May Lund (1910 - 1959)  but sadly two previous children had already passed, Wilfred Willis Lund in 1906 aged just 8 months and Joseph Richard Lund in 1907 aged 10 months.  Elsie would go on to have another brother, Wilfred Lund, born in 1912, but tragedy would again strike the family when he passed later that same year at the age of just 6 months

At the end of the 1920's the family moved to Blackpool, where Joseph was the Proprietor of a Boarding House at no 99 Coronation Street which was duly named "Evadene" after his wife Eva.

In 1933, when Elsie was 18, her mother Eva passed  at the General Hospital in Nottingham from cellulitis in her right leg and the onset of septicaemia. It is not known how Eva came to be in Nottingham at the time, however Joseph was present at her death.

On 19/10/1940 when Elsie was 25 she married Ernest Bainbridge, 27 and born in Bishop Auckland, County Durham. The couple were married in the Spiritualist Church, Albert Road, Blackpool, the same place where her sister, May, married Fred Williams earlier that same year.

Having previously been a Gentlemans Outfitter, both before and and after moving to Blackpool,. Ernest was now serving in the Royal Air Force and was completing training to be a Radio Operator / Gunner both in Blackpool and at R.A.F. Weeton before being posted to R.A.F Padgate, Warrington.

Ernest was later posted to R.A.F. Watton in Norfolk and it was from there that he took off on 12/8/1941 with fellow crew members, Sgt Graham Rolland aged 18, the Pilot and Sgt Hugh Clarke aged 24, Navigator in a Bristol Blenheim aircraft, to take part in Operation Knapsack, to carry out one of the first ever daylight bombing raids over Germany. The target was a power station just outside of Cologne. The aircraft was brought down, and it is uncertain whether by enemy fire or or by being hit by flack, over the village of Strijnsas in the South of Holland and all three crew members perished. The three brave airmen were laid to rest by a German military guard with full military honours

Sadly the couple had only been married just over 10 months when Elsie was widowed, she was pregnant at the time and sadly only nine days later she gave birth to a still born child, a boy, on 21/8/1941

Photograhs:  Left, Ernest Bainbridge   Right, Elsie and Ernest on their wedding day 19/10/1940

Photographs: Left, Bristol Blenheim aircraft of 82 Squadron, Bomber Command, at R.A.F. Watton Norfolk

Right: The crash site at Strijnsas South Holland

Photographs:  Left, The internment at Strijnsas  and Right The grave at the Cemetery in Strijnsas

Photographs:  Left Graham Rolland, Pilot, Centre Ernest Bainbridge Radio Operator and Right, Hugh Maxwell Clarke Navigator

By 1943, Elsie had moved to Kingsbridge, South Devon and was employed by the British Broadcasting Corporation at their overseas broadcasting facility at Start Point.

On 29/7/1944 Elsie, now 28 married James Albert Marshall, known as Jim, a 19 year old Kingsbridge boy who had worked in a Grocers shop in Kingsbridge but by now was serving in the R.A.F. Jim had completed his R.A.F training in and around Blackpool. It is still unclear as to whether the couple met while Jim was training in Blackpool or whether they met after Elsie had moved to Kingsbridge. However it happened,  Elsie was living at the home of Jim's parents at no 53 Coronation Road in Kingsbridge.

The couple were married at the Parish Church at Dodbrooke, Kingsbridge where Jim had once served as Choirboy and Alter boy.

Left,  Elsie and Jim on their wedding day  Right, Outside Dodbrooke Church with Jim's father Willam Redvers Marshall far right and Jim's sister Kathleen Bridesmaid in between Elsie and Jim's father

The Couple had a son, Graham Ernest Lund Marshall, born 11/07/1945 at Langroyd Hall in Colne Lancashire which was at that time was being used as a maternity home.

By that time Jim was working as a semi skilled engineer at the Rolls Royce, Bankfield aero engine factory in the town and the family were living at no 9 Mosley Street Barnoldswick, the home of May and Fred Williams, before moving to no 2 John Street in the town, May and Fred Williams were to move into no 5 John Street and with Elsie's brother Horace and his Wife Gladys Lund nee Hodgson already living at no 4 John street it became a nice cosy little family street.

On the 16/5/1956 Elsie and Jim welcomed a second son to the Family when David William Joseph Marshall was born at the Christiana Hartley maternity home in Colne Lancashire. Both boys would go on to be educated at Gisburn Road infant and Junior schools in Barrnoldswick before moving up to Kellbrook Road School, nicknamed the "Modern School" now known as West Craven High School Graham made quite a name for himself as a sportsman, eventually being made Football Captain and House Captain.

David's talents were of more of a theatrical and musical nature, Jim had been a cornet player and a keen Brass Band player for many years, having started playing with the Kingsbridge Town Brass Band at the age of 7, He also played with R.A.F. Bands including the Central Band of the R.A.F. He would later go on to play with the Rolls Royce works band and when the Barnoldswick Public Prize Brass Band reformed in the early 1970's both Jim and son David joined the Cornet section with David spending a time as Principle Cornet.

Photographs: Left, Elsie,  Centre, Elsie again Right, Elsie and Jim

Photographs:  Left, Jim now a sergeant in the R.A.F. with Graham    Right, Jim, Elsie and Graham in Blackpool

Photographs: Left, Jim, Elsie and David  Right, Left to Right Gladys Lund, Horace Lund, Elsie's brother & sister in law with Jim at the caravan

When Rolls Royce went into receivership on 4/2/1971 (Which incidentally was the anniversary of Elsie's birthday) Jim accepted voluntary redundancy and left the company after 25 years of service.

The couple moved to Rochdale in Lancashire where Jim teamed up to work with a long time friend in a small engineering company making electrical components.

The couple settled in Rochdale living at "Lunmar" 45 Ashmount Drive in the town and it was at home at this address that Elsie passed on 21/12/1989 having suffered a myocardial Infarction and Hypertension. Following cremation at the Rochdale Crematorium Elsies ashes were interred in this grave along with her parents and siblings.