Elsie Ellis: I was blown off my bike by bomb blast
As a cyclist messenger, Elsie was responsible for carrying information about bomb damage in Salford and Manchester between Air Raid Wardens and their headquarters.
She would cycle among falling shrapnel and falling bombs. At only 16, she told the BBC that she was "looking for excitement".
Elsie now lives in a Royal Star and Garter home in Solihull.
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