Downing Street Annexe and Churchill Secretary Ellizabeth Layton Nel
Excerpted from “Downing Street Annexe and War Rooms,” answered in full on the Hillsdale College Churchill Project.
Who were John Evans and Tom Leonard?:Question: In the 2017 film Darkest Hour, on Churchill in May 1940. I am puzzled by two characters. There is a young man who is seen near Churchill at Chartwell and the underground War Rooms. The Darkest Hour cast names him “John Evans.” The name of another man in the cast, “Tom Leonard,” suggests nothing. He is the driver of Churchill’s car when the PM abruptly bolts and heads for the Underground.…
