Address: Devonport, Devon

At the time of her birth, her parents were living at Brook Lodge, Horrabridge, Tavistock, South Devon.

Her father wrote the following poem:

SPRING BUD

They tell me, dear, you came when crocus flames

Were burning on the lawn;

When, after endless night, dark winters claims

Gave way to natures dawn.

Spring child, at one with birds and waking trees

And stiff-legged lambs surprise;

When gold-winged perfumes sent the breeze

And almonds pink sky.

Fear not the lowering clouds that fill the sky,

Nor heed a world forlorn.

For natures sprang to life, to beautify,

And smiled when you were born

After her birth she lived with her parents at Brook Lodge, Sampford Spiney. After her father's death in June 1942 she and her mother continued to live at Brook Lodge because her mother has promised her father that they would not move into Plymouth because of the blitz. Her mother found a job in Boots Library in Tavistock and each (working) day they would travel into Tavistock by bus and Pat would go to nursery school whilst her mother was working.

She disliked her nursery school because every afternoon she had to have a nap lying flat on a camp bed without a pillow, and they were not allowed to play with any of the soft toys which had been donated by the American Forces stationed nearby and were displayed on shelves round the room.

The journey into Tavistock became too much for her mother who suffered from ulcerated legs and in 1943 her mother's father (Harry Luscombe) insisted that they move back to Devonport so that the family could be together and either survive or die together.

On moving with her mother to Durnford Street, where her grandfather was the Sub-Postmaster, her mother was given a flat on the top floor. Her mother worked in the Post Office and, when she was old enough, Pat did as well. After her grandfather's death in November 1946 her grandmother took over the Post Office, and Pat and her mother continued to live there.

After her marriage to Don in December 1956 she continued to live with her mother whilst Don was at swe in H.M.S. Loch Farda until she could bear it no longer and at her friend, Joan Hodge's, suggestion obtained a job in Bourne & Hollinsworth in London.

Pat's husband Don was not there.

In the Spring of 1957 Pat moved back to Dunford Street after Don was posted to a ship serving in the Gulf. However, increasing tension between her and her mother made life difficult. At the suggestion of her friend Joan Hodge she obtained a job at Bourne & Hollingsworth and lived in the firm's hostel until Don retuned to the U.K. and was posted to Lymstone.

The house belonged to Don's Grandmother, Emily Rosam. His mother, Doris Rosam, also lived there. Don and Pat were still living there when their first son, Andrew, was born in 1961.

After Don and Pat moved to London in 1958 they applied to be put on the waiting list for a Council house or flat. Council properties were allocated on a points system and Don was given bonus points for having been in the armed forces. Eventually they were allocated a flat in a newly built tower block at New Addington. Pat was delighted to have 'a home of own' but Don didn't really care. As long as he had a place to live and a meal on the table when he came home it didn't matter to him where he lived.

At first it was fine. The flat had good views and Pat could see tree from the window of the living room but slowly the disadvantages of council flat living began to emerge. Washing was stolen from the drying area on the roof; the flat was on the fourth floor so the children couldn't play outside neither could she leave the a child outside in its pram to get some fresh air; sometimes the lift didn't work and she had to carry shopping up the stairs.

Address: 71 The Glade

In March 1968 Don's Aunt Win and her husband Ed offered Don and Pat the chance to buy their house as they were moving to Whyteleafe in Surrey. After a great deal of persuasion by his Aunt and Pat, Don agreed.

She appears on the guest list as Patsy

Cause: a stroke

Address: Wonford, Exeter, Devon

Donald Robert Boyce Boyle (1933-2008)

Andrew Robert Boyle

Neil Robert Boyle

Divorced

Address: Royal Marine Barracks, Devonport, Devon

Harry Wallace who was one of the guests gave Pat away as her own father was dead. In all there were about 40 guests. The reception was held at Durnford Street. The cake was made by Uncle Harry Wallace courtesy of the Royal Navy. (Harry was a Commissioned Catering Officer and was stationed in H.M.S. Drake – the Royal Naval Barracks in Plymouth.)

Don and Pat flew to Paris for their honeymoon which Pat thinks was about 5 days. This means that they must have spent Christmas in Paris although Pat doesn’t remember it. She does remember that it was cold and Don was ill after drinking too much champagne at the Moulin Rouge! He spent most of the following day in bed which meant cancelling a trip to Versailles.

Address: London Borough of Croydon

Pat suspected that Don started to 'play around' shortly after the birth of their first son Andrew in 1961. In 1972 he started an affair with Wendy who was a colleague in the Home Office where he worked. Eventually after a traumatic Christmas 1973 when Don had a row with Pat's mother, Doris, who was staying for Christmas he left Pat and went to live with Wendy. After Don left in January 1974 Pat started divorce proceedings and a Decree Absolute was granted towards the October 1974. She was also granted custody of their children, Andrew and Neil, despite efforts by Don in a later application to obtain custody on the grounds that Wendy, who he had married and had no children of her own, had a teaching qualification and therefore better qualified to bring up the children! During the custody hearing both Andrew and Neil were asked who they wished to live with and both elected to stay with their mother. The arrangements for access to the children was that Don would have them ever other weekend from Friday evening to Sunday evening. Somethimes they did not want to go and had to be forcible made to do so.