Ita Ekpenyon volunteered as a St Marylebone Air Raid Warden in 1939. Originally from Nigeria, Warden Ekpenyon served in Post D2, Portland Place, St Marylebone until war's end in 1945. He served during heavy raids in the West End from September 1940 onwards and was later promoted during the later V-weapon attacks during 1944-45. He also made several BBC radio broadcasts to West Africa in 1943.
E.Ita Ekpenyon
Film by A.E. Reneson Coucher OBE