Born in 1943

£1 in 1943 would be worth approximately £50.00 in today's money.

A selection from Wikipedia's '1943 in the United Kingdom'. Not a complete list.

• 13 February – Nuffield Foundation established by William Morris, 1st Viscount Nuffield.
• 5 March – the Gloster Meteor, the first operational military jet aircraft for the Allies, has its first test flight, at RAF Cranwell in Lincolnshire.
• 13 April – release of the Ministry of Information film Desert Victory, which will win this year's Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.
• 16–17 May – Operation Chastise (the 'Dambuster Raid') takes place: No. 617 Squadron RAF use bouncing bombs to breach German dams in the Ruhr Valley.
• 9 July – 17 August – World War II: Allied invasion of Sicily.
• 5 August – North of Scotland Hydro-Electric Board established by Act of Parliament.
• 3–16 September – World War II: Allied invasion of Italy: Allied forces under General Sir Bernard Montgomery land in mainland Italy. On 16 September, the Salerno Mutiny occurs when soldiers of the British Army's X Corps refuse postings to new units.
• 2 December – Pigeons White Vision, Winkie and Tyke become the first recipients of the Dickin Medal, instituted to honour the work of animals in war.

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