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Laugh or Cry part 2

Aunt Paula's husband Eugene had been working for a number of years in our factory in London, before...

Welsh Adventure: Part One

Mr Williams reassured me that Lily was supposed to be staying with him and that we would be reunited within...

London evacuees who had never seen a cow, sheep or pig

We teachers joined in the village activities like the WI, first-aid classes, whist drives, children's...

F. Arthur Melson's Memories of the Home Front in Oxford

Name F. Arthur Melson Interview Date 27th April 2005 Subjects covered Gas Masks, Childhood, Digging for...

Sandbags and Cigarette Cards

I was a boy scout at the time and I remember this one particular evening we all arrived in our uniform at...

A child's experiences

At Christmas, presents were a real problem: one year she bought loose wooden beads — old stock from...

A Crowhurst Childhood in Wartime

The Canadians We had Canadian soldiers billeted at Crowhurst, near the church in a field... Several...

Ashbourne W.I. Sketch 2

Sheila You mean Hoo Ra pie. Sheila Well, it is like this, there is such a scarcity of meat in it, every...

Some of Jean's recollections

Cakes, sweets, biscuits and real eggs We had a sweet ration on points, but I used to give mine up to Brian,...

A child's experiences by Stella Simons

At Christmas, presents were a real problem: one year she bought loose wooden beads — old stock from...

Welsh Childhood by Stella Simons

At Christmas, presents were a real problem: one year she bought loose wooden beads — old stock from...

My Memories of the 2nd World War.

I was six years old, my Mum, Dad, older sister and I were in our front room and the first thing I...

Wartime Barrow - part 1

Later on when I started work for Herbert Winder, the local haulage contractors used to come down to him...

Wartime travel with a small child

When Martin was eleven months Rex arrived in South Africa from Lagos. The idea was that Rex should have a...

Wartime childhood by Stella Simons

At Christmas, presents were a real problem: one year she bought loose wooden beads — old stock from...

Memories of a young boy living in Bolnhurst, Bedfordshire Part Two

Because he was due to go into the Royal Air Force and he had outgrown his interest in Dinky toys and I...

Children Evacuees

Mom came to billet in Aberdare for awhile, she had to work in the Bridgeend munitions factory, long hours...

I was an evacuee

The lady showed us our bedroom and said for tonight we would have to share a bed but tomorrow she would...

A Child's War by Stella Simons

At Christmas, presents were a real problem: one year she bought loose wooden beads — old stock from...

Unknown Heroes

Airmen often walked by on their way to the camp from the railway station, and we, along with other village...

Schoolboy Memories In Wellington Somerset.

Twice I travelled by train on the 10.20am train from Wellington to Newton Abbot. After arriving at Newton...

What I Never Told Mother: Part Two

All hell was loose overhead: planes, searchlights, ack-ack guns, and I was with a half blind, handicapped...

Joyce Reeves - WW2 story

Joyce Reeves, Story from World War 2. Our hosts, Uncle John and Aunt Sarah, said mother could stay with us...

Jean Haslam 1940 - continued

The year ended with over 10,000 fire bombs dropped in London, and we could only imagine the crowds of...

Remembering the War 1939 - 1945

We could often hear the noise of the German planes going over Sheffield to bomb the city... Mrs. Woodall, a...

Norman Mason's Lasting Memories of Life in the 1940s

Barns were also 30-40 yards from the houses and each had a brick built copper for the weekly washing of...