A small excerpt from the article,
A SMALL piece of Liverpool’s wartime history is to be handed over to the Imperial War Museum.
Walter Huntley, who served as a sergeant with the Royal Artillery as a Territorial in World War II is donating his ventriloquist’s dummy, Gunner Jimmy Turner.
It is the end of an era for the pair, who were posted to the official British Army entertainment unit.
They performed to packed wartime audiences of troops and civilians in church halls, military bases, local cinemas and theatres – and even in the depths of the London Underground to crowds sheltering from the blitz.
Tomorrow, seven decades after “Wally and Jimmy” first trod the boards, they are giving their final performance at the museum in London, where Jimmy will then take up permanent residence, as a lasting reminder of how entertainment became a vital part of the war effort.
Walter said: “I’ll miss Jimmy.
Really cool, it is unfortunate to a extent seeing the two part after decades of being together and thousands of stories to tell.
http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/liverpool-news/local-news/2009/08/05/ww2-soldier-s-ventriloquist-dummy-handed-over-to-imperial-war-museum-100252-24317521/2/
