My mother approached the lady whose house we were staying at and asked her where we were, her reply...
My house was in that area, and we all knew what to expect as soon as darkness fell and the German bombers...
We got married on Christmas day in a Church that had had its roof blown off a few days before that, we...
When we arrived home, the raid was in full swing - there was no time to go to the Anderson Shelter in...
I worked at the Royal London head office in Finsbury Square and it was said that our spire was in direct...
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One was kept in reserve, the active aircraft were ironically named "Faith", "Hope" and...
The official incident report reads as follows: 21/8/40, 12-44 Brentwood 2- H.es 1 is 300 yards East of...
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During the height of the bombing of Birmingham we spent all of our nights and even some parts of our days...
As Pat Graham I grew up in Greenisland on the shore of Belfast Lough, 8 miles from Belfast and 3 miles from...
Late in September and with no respite from the raids my mother and sister left London to stay with friends...
My mum and dad picked me up and we got down into the dugout in our back garden as quickly as we...
German night raids over our cities were known as the ‘Blitz’ from the German Blitzkrieg used in...
The Wardens and other men used to stand outside until a bomb was head coming down, then they use to dash...
I had a younger sister and she was a baby, she had a very big one that my Mum had to fit...
Our house was not suitable for living in and my uncle came to take my sister and myself to stay with my...
The little ones slept on the floor and Mum and Dad and my eldest sister had chairs by the door.We kids...
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