Mary Davidson Smith, now 103, had just left school when World War Two broke out.
She witnessed the devastation of the bombing raids on London and Bristol and narrowly escaped death when her neighbour's house was bombed, killing six people.
She later joined The Wrens, part of the Women's Royal Naval Service, and charted the movement of the ships going out into the Atlantic.
As the war came to an end, Mary describes the jubilant scenes onboard the Ile de France.
We Were There aims to collect as many first-hand accounts as possible by 2025, the 80th anniversary of the end of World War Two, to preserve veterans' accounts for future generations.
See her story in the link below...
