Epilogue

The leader of Hut Four, JENNIFER ADAMSON, left CHERUB nine months later after securing a pioneering engineering apprenticeship for women, and went on to play a key role in the development of Concorde. Her friend, SALLY GUNTHER moved to Germany for a German exchange programme and chose to remain living overseas after meeting and marrying a German man.

JUNE COULTHARD left CHERUB shortly after the exercise for a career with the diplomatic service. She retired in 2005.

LORRAINE HAVERS made a full recovery from the injuries Debbie inflicted on her.

INSTRUCTOR TAKADA and INSTRUCTOR BIVOTT were recommended for the George Medal for civilian bravery, but the applications were declined in the interest of national security. Takada continued in his role as CHERUB's physical training instructor until his retirement, when his daughter took over. Bivott was promoted to Deputy Chairman the following year and remained involved at CHERUB for the rest of his career.

KATHERINE FIELD became one of CHERUB's outstanding agents, and her role on a mission in France was described as "proof, if any was needed, that female Cherubs can match and exceed the best performances of their male counterparts" by Chairwoman McAfferty. She was highly commended for guiding the emergency services from the nearest road to the scene of the train accident. In 1968, on a mission in India, she was bitten by a snake and rushed to a local hospital. The snake species was wrongly identified and she died shortly after being administered the wrong antivenom. Aged seventeen, she was the third Cherub to die on a mission, and her name is permanently inscribed on the memorial in the chapel on campus.

ELAINE MARSHALL was awarded a black shirt for her role in the train accident after she performed life-saving first aid on a grievously injured man, before assisting Instructor Takada in evacuating passengers, saving several more lives. As a result, she and Debbie were able to move to a new hut with Katherine and another grey shirt. She emigrated to Australia after leaving CHERUB and became headmistress of an all-girls school in Sydney.

DEBBIE HALL received her black shirt the following year after a successful mission in British Malaya, now Malaysia. After leaving CHERUB, she joined the Greater Manchester Police Force and campaigned for equal rights for female police officers throughout her career. She retired from front-line duties in 1990 after an accident and served as an expert police liaison with CHERUB until her full retirement in 2007.

The derailment of a train close to CHERUB campus was suppressed by the authorities to avoid press interest in the local area. A false location was given to journalists and passengers were forbidden to give interviews. The Rail Accident Investigation Branch report into the accident, marked Top Secret and never released to the public, concluded that without the rapid arrival of the Cherubs, there would have been significantly greater loss of life. As it was, only two people were killed in the accident; the driver and the male passenger in the second carriage. A memorial stone, funded by British Rail, was placed in the chapel on campus to remember those who died, and in gratitude to the Cherubs who saved so many lives.