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Cold Comfort

I cycled home and gave the letter to Mum because Dad was at work. I was back at school by one o'clock;...

Failed to ignite...

The main targets for the German bombers appeared to be the Vickers aircraft company in nearby Weybridge,...

Our time in Blackpool in 1939

My sister Marian and I were evacuated to Blackpool from 9 Town Street, Harpurhey, Manchester 9, two days...

A Tale of Parachutes, stockings and a donkey

Your name and full names of others in the story ; Jenny Oliver's mother, Dianah, Maggie, and Gwendolyne...

A family of Guernsey Children evacuated to Manchester

Patrick John Harper interviewed by Matt Harvey 15/4/2005 Transcription by John David of a Video recording...

News From Foreign Fields

And there were people, I went to the college at Isleworth, there were two girls, who's father was of...

Dog Fight Over Woking

I had never owned a bike but I managed to reach the river with my friends and sailed down a steep slope...

memories of Bromsgrove wartime

I was born in 1938 and lived in the countryside at Fairfield, near Bromsgrove, Worcestershire... I remember...

Kids eye view

Early memories from a Battle of Britain Baby

Hatfield was the home of the De Havilland Aircraft Company and therefore a prime target. My actual memories...

Childhood Memories

My dad worked in the Spitfire factory near Southampton and cycled to work and did 6 weeks on nights and 6...

Evacuation to Scotland - The Butlin Family

When that was hit with a V2, the Royal Navy requisioned what was left and sent him to King Alfred's in...

Titchill cottageand farm

A collection of memories from my wartime home before the SMUGGLERS . Gran was put in this remote cottage by...

The Faith of a Child - Light in Darkness

Faith turned to constructive prayer and action, faith placed in a God of love and compassion surely can...

V.E. Day

Our stay was considerably enlivened by Sandy and Bill, two Canadian Air Force Officers who were stationed...

Evacuees from the Shipyard Area of Tyneside

We were given a brown paper carrier bag containing food and a carton of milk, to be given to people who...

BARBARA NAYLOR’S CHILDHOOD MEMORIES OF THE WAR

I was born on the 26th June 1936 at the Police station on Liverpool Road, Eccles. I spent time with my...

Childhood War Memories

When the Blitz happened I was at St. Budeaux, so of course they were aiming for the railway bridge to...

Singing to the Troops

My young cousin was evacuated out to us to Okehampton, from her home in Plymouth. At weekends we returned...

Geoffrey and the bus

My wife June was 8 years old and lived in Hastings old town... At the same time I was at the other...

'39-'45 (Sixteen schools!) - Part 3 - "Doodlebugs"

In 1944 I won a scholarship to the Woolwich Polytechnic but within two months we suffered the attacks of...

Joan's story

Coming up about level with me were the Police and behind them a very large open car were King George VI and...

A Teenager's Story

Maurice volunteered for the Merchant Navy as a Marconi Radio Operator — he was on the Atlantic...

The Black Hole

Wartime Wye

Then in 1943, Wye was hit by a landmine that fell just beyond Wye church, but the force was so loud that...

Barbed Wire on the Beach at Great Yarmouth

It was our anual show at the Theatre Royal, Norwich.I joined Madam O'Sinas Troupe at the age of 2.1/2...