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Some Reminiscences of 1939-1945

Main events were reported and the three that I remember especially were the Second Battle of Alamein, the...

Memories of WW2 through the Eyes of an 8-14 Year Old (Part 1)

We were driven in another uncle's car up to Countesthorpe, leaving my parents in London and I can well...

An Evacuee's Story

When I recently visited Oakhurst cottage where I lived during the Second World War as an evacuee, I was...

Effie's War in Lincolnshire - Part 2

We had two sulphuric-acid batteries that were interchanged and charged at Proctors, who had a house, shop...

To Die For Mussolini -Part 5

I was left with no hope to see him again and started to move away when I heard somebody calling me, I...

A Childhood in Gosport and Portsmouth : Part Two

Pill Boxes, Way Signs, Air Sea Rescue and Other Things With the threat of a German invasion of the United...

A Child's War -Part 10

The first stage of the eventual defeat of Japan was the steady progress made by General MacArthur in...

A Child's War -Part 6

So it has been decided that all of you, with the exception of the Service Officers who will go separately...

Some Thoughts on Childhood during WW2

Saturday rambles were arranged by Mrs Layboume in which we toured the Porter Valley from Endcliffe Park to...

NORTON part 1

The whole village and surrounding farmlands were owned by the Bath dynasty, their representative was Lady...

Wartime Childhood in Sheffield

My most vivid memories were two particular ones, the 12th and 15th of December 1940,the nights of Sheffield...

One Child's Story Part 2

Mum hadn't got back from shopping when the bomb landed on the library but luckily Dad was at home. Dad...

A Child's War -Part 19

We travelled in stately fashion in a comfortable sleeper across the huge subcontinent of India for 4 days...

One of the Lucky Ones - Part 2

Our mums and dads wanted to be together again, and in any case we would not have been able to stay in...

'Blitz Kid'

In the first year of the war, my school was ‘Bombed out’ and so I spent most of my time playing...

A Child's War -Part 12

I followed Tommy amidships and into a spacious cabin to meet the Chief Steward a tall well built Welshman,...

Frensham at War

Frensham is a parish and village between Haslemere and Farnham, and is located on the edge of a very large...

Effie's War in Lincolnshire - Part 1

My father was a Special Constable and came into closer contact with these exotic flyers when he had to...

The Unloved and the Unlovely, part 1

My brother and sister, five other children and myself were placed in the home of a well to do spinster who...

In Search of a Home

Upon arrival in London, children were taken off to different homes, but not Hans and Elisabeth. Elisabeth...

Wartime Brixton and Naval service

As this was the site of one of earliest V1 bombs it was visited by the Lord Mayor of London, Sir Frank...

A Child's War -Part 17

Here were the task forces that had crushed the pride of Japan's great Navy from Midway to the Coral...

Recollections of the Second World War part 8

We learned later that this was a ruse to mislead the Germans into thinking they had put enough fuel on...

A Breath of Fresh Air: Part Two

I remember Mr. Holland sitting some evenings with George, teaching him to read and write. Mr. Holland made...

Recollections of the Second World War Part 2

At the time of the German invasion of France and the Low countries there was a substantial influx of...

Grandma's War Part 1

His round was in the better part of Fulham where there were much bigger houses and the people had more...