The D-Day Story  
Mr  Leonard Duller of Widdington, Essex, UK

One of last PoWs to be liberated.

Leonard Duller's fascinating diary

I recirecived this email from Mr Neil Evans. 5 Jun 2024, 

Hi Gary

My name is Neil Evans . I am contacting you about a small pocket diary that was in the possession of Leonard Duller from Widdington  when he was taken POW in the D Day landings .

I have had it for several years and have only just started to research it  .I found a mention of Leonard in the Daphne Stally Memories . I wondered if you want to have a chat about it. I found the diary in a box at an Auction in Suffolk.

My contact number is ****************

Kind Regards

Hi, Neil

This is what I’ve discovered so far on Leonard,

I would like to thank Daphne Bridgeman [nee Stally] and her granddaughter Penny Perring, for the following information 

He was born around 1920 - 23

Gran, said she can see his face now,with glasses and everyone makig a celebration and he was overwhemed 

He lived in the High street, top end. With his parents.

Believe he may have gone to newport grammar school

He had an older brother called Eric Duller who was in the air force and was married and had children

He had an older sister called "sis" Isobel and she married Ted Lindsel and she is buried in widdington church, to the left hand side of the church porch

There was another older brother called Charlie Duller

Another older brother, Jack Duller was {Daphne Stally} granny's aunt Ruth's boyfriend but he died on a motorbike accident

Another  brother is called Arthur.

He wasn't married when he returned from the war and not sure if he got married afterwards

When he came back from prisoner war, the village made a big fuss of him with balloons and celebration but he had dysentery so he was not well.

I’m still asking around so we may unearth more.

Regards Gary

Hi Gary 

Hope you are well . I  decided to donate the diary to the DDay museum in Portsmouth and they have been very appreciative of receiving it. 

I was contacting you to also let you know that the museum are doing a talk on Facebook and putting it on u tube that will feature the diary as part of the talk. 

Attached is a photo shot of the link. 

Kind regards 

Neil

If you can help with any information  concerning Mr Leonard Duller, Please feel free in contacting me