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I came home on a Sunday lunchtime having worked 6 half days this week My Mother asked me to take jug of...
Where I live was a cul-de-sac which used to go down to the church and the playing fields so it was perfect...
The actual homecoming, as I have described elsewhere, fell somewhat flat but soon 'Dad' rallied and...
My mother was a Nursing Sister in charge of the first aid post at Hadleigh,Essex.My father was in charge of...
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