The remarkable story of how two sisters played a vital part in cracking German code and intercepting radio traffic during the Second World War has been shared in Lancashire tonight.
Patricia and Jean Owtram were brought up in the county. After their family took in two Austrian Jewish refugees quickly become fluent in German, something which changed their lives forever. Their remarkable story has been published and tonight the pair shared their recollections in Lancaster at the City Museum. The museum's new exhibition, The Hinge of Fate: living with uncertainty in 1942 is now underway and will be featured in a forthcoming Morecambe Bay podcast.
I was honoured to speak to Patricia and Jean this evening and will share the full interview tomorrow - Remembrance Sunday.
For now, listen to Patricia recounting how she became a secret part of the war effort.
