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Memories of a Young Lad in Kent

The teachers got the children into the school block house, the school being one hundred yards from Ashford...

War in Kensington

My brother Paul, our friends and me used to collect shrapnel from the guns and bombs. I went with my...

Memories of a World War Two Evacuee (3): Life in Loxley, Warwickshire

There were about thirty children in my group and taken by coach to a small village known as Loxley, some...

Memories of a Southampton-born Lady [E.George : Part 1]

We by then five children used to see our two dogs out tracking together, Digger always behind Roger and if...

The Depression and World War Two: Part 1: Childhood Memories

On Christmas Day Ma lifted the steamed pudding from the basin, untied the white cloth to reveal the dark,...

Krystyna's Escape Part 1: Life in Occupied Poland

Despite living in Warsaw during the German occupation I have happy memories of this time , being with my...

Any Umbrellas? Chapter 1

The organ grinder was just down the road with his tiny capuchin monkey, still churning out old music hall...

Recollections of the Second World War Part 5

I was recovering from measles and had just gone to bed in the back room where I was severely bounced about...

Youthful Experiences in London

So with a sad farewell from Mother I started on my great adventure on the 1st September to first go to...

Wartime in Devon

Torquay however in common with many other south coastal towns had many hit and run attacks with FW 90s'...

Donald Barton Chepstow Memories

Late in October'39 my sister Pat started at the elementary school near to the Castle and I was admitted...

Jean Hopkins

But Chepstow was lucky - only one bomb fell on the mud on the banks of the River Wye near the Castle,...

Evacuation from Leeds CHAPTERS 11, 12 & 13

Miss Mildred’ wasn't much older than Louie and so the poor girl, felt uncomfortable in the...

My Mum's Diary as an Evacuee aged 16 Part 2

Elwyn was too shy to dance with me but it was enough that he was there! He signed it ‘Love Elwyn and...

My First Evacuation - Chapter 1.

Which is how two 6 year olds managed to greet a total stranger on the back step of her home I, with...

SWW - A CHILD'S-EYE VIEW

My dad, who was wounded and imprisoned in the First World War, was too old for the armed forces second time...

Childhood Memories of Evacuee Life

I think mum thought that it was too dangerous for me to go again, so I would stay with Uncle Sid and...

One of the Lucky Ones - Part 3

A kind friend gave us books of schoolgirl stories written about girls’ boarding schools and the...

A Bermondsey Boys War Part 6 - A National Fire Service Messenger.

She told us that the Section-Leader who was organising the Youth Messenger Service for the Division was Mr...

From Pillar to Post - Part 2

We saw a torch light and heard voices heading towards us and was jolly well relieved when mum climbed into...

Experiences of a Young Man

1940 Having spent the previous Christmas with my Grandparents in London and the "Blitz" having...

13 Farthings - Chapter 2 part 1

Some men came along and cut down all the iron railings in front of the houses in Digby Road; Boy scouts...

Recollections 1939 - 1945(6)

On many occasions we would watch English and German fighter planes engage in 'dog fights', and naturally give a big cheers when 'jerry' was downed...

Wartime Aberdeen

Germany had tried so hard to find the shipbuilding industry in Aberdeen, just like elsewhere, and on 12th...

Memories of a Polish Boy [M.Goldfinger]

We were living at the time in a holiday resort in the mountains and we were a family of five, mother and...

Evacuation to Derbyshire

Before going any further into our life in The Hall, I should write something of the village and the...