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Since then, I have undertaken some research and have spoken to people who knew him many years ago, and...
Imagine being told that you and your family had to leave your home and you had only two hours to fill just...
In 1940 I lived in Ramsgate with my mother, about 50 yards from the harbour. My mother bought lots of...
Marina remembers the first air raid in London. Marina and her sister were packed up ready to go but in the...
I remember very little about the war but very clearly standing on Waverley Station, Edinburgh to welcome my...
I remember going to the 'threepenny rush' at the local cinema, the Roxy at Silverdale, one Saturday...
Mrs. Stirton, born 1914 I always went to Edinburgh for the shops, to Princes Street. We went opposite the...
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