Individual Details
Philippa Mary Josephine HUSSEY
(1922 - 9 Apr 2020)
Philippa was named after her father's first cousin Philip Hussey who died in World War I. She served in the Wrens (Women of the Royal Naval Service) in the UK and in Ostende, Belgium during World War II. Her job involved plotting by radar the movement of British convoys from the time they left harbour. Any unexpected movement picked up by their radar was an indication of a possible German attack.
After the war Philippa worked as secretary to skier, mountaineer and author Arnold Lunn (1888–1974) who was knighted for services to British skiing and Anglo-Swiss relations in 1952.
Philippa lived for many years with her sister Elisabeth in Vane House, Warren Rise, New Malden.
After the war Philippa worked as secretary to skier, mountaineer and author Arnold Lunn (1888–1974) who was knighted for services to British skiing and Anglo-Swiss relations in 1952.
Philippa lived for many years with her sister Elisabeth in Vane House, Warren Rise, New Malden.
Events
| Birth | 1922 | Putney Heath, London | |||
| Death | 9 Apr 2020 | Wimbledon, London |
Families
| Father | Robert (Bob) Edward HUSSEY (1893 - 1947) |
| Mother | Veronica (Vera) A. CONNOLLY (1894 - 1976) |
| Sibling | Ruth Veronica M. HUSSEY (1925 - 2018) |
| Sibling | Elisabeth A. M. HUSSEY (1929 - 2017) |
| Sibling | Living |