JKRs Parents

[wsilvester]

No: HPFGUIDX 37192

I recently finished reading two biographies concerning Joanne Rowling 
and found a number of discrepancies, only one of which I intend to 
address here. The books in question are Marc Shapiro's "JKR: The 
Wizard behind Harry Potter" and Lindsey Fraser's "An Interview with 
JKR".  (I read the comments about Shapiro's book in your FAQ section.) 
Shapiro stated that Peter Rowling was the manager of an aircraft 
factory (HPfG says Rolls Royce factory) and Ann worked as a lab 
technician at the time they met. Fraser quotes JKR as saying "Dad was 
in the Navy and Mum was a Wren and they were both travelling to a 
posting in Arbroath".  My conclusion was (assuming both statements are 
accurate)that Peter and Ann had full time jobs and were also members 
of the Naval Reserve. Does anyone know wherein lies the truth? 

"wsilvester"