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Stories categorised in 'Childhood and Evacuation'. These stories may contain references to other themes.

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"MOTHER AND DAUGHTER" (Photograph of Reta & Muriel Vaughan)icon for Story with photo

"MOTHER AND DAUGHTER" Please see story at A7045814 "KEEPING THE HOME FIRES BURNING"...

FIRST CAR RIDE, FIRST PARTY (Pic.9).icon for Story with photo

A Middlesex Rescue Unit. My Grandad Harry Saunders, is second from the left,back row....

Hazel - appeared at Alloa Town Hall as the local Dame Vera Lynn

I sang in Alloa Twon Hall during the War to the American troops for my nylons....

Going places

As a child of just over 10years old when the war started, I together with my brother were sent to South...

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Evacuation to Northampton

I am currently conducting some research into the experiences of evacuees in Northampton. If you were...

From 1939 - 1944

This article will be subscribed by members of ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio Berkshire and was recorded at the Newbury Library...

FIRST CAR RIDE, FIRST PARTY. (Pic.5)icon for Story with photo

FIRST CAR RIDE, FIRST PARTY. Dad home on compasionate leave and auntybeing defiant....

Evacuation

All preparations were made to send me to Canada on the ship City of Benares but it was torpedoed and many...

war affects everyone...

This story takes place in world war 2. My nan often went down to the beach since it was right next to...

Evacuee

I was an evacuee in Marple, Cheshire from 194 and stayed at various homes in the area....

Map of Reading showing Bombing Targetsicon for Story with photo

Map of Reading, overprinted in German, showing places of military and other interest, c. 1940....

VE Day Fun

On VE Day I was in Southend High Street where they were lighting bonfires - a really fun night, there were...

Nursery School Picture History No 4 of 6icon for Story with photo

Here is Number 4 from a set of 6 pictures of Park Road West Nursery School in Bedford about 1942....

Ernest Wood's Familyicon for Story with photo

Stan Wood and mother Maud, taken just before stans first birthday... Ernest had left when Stan was only a...

FIRST CAR RIDE, FIRST PARTY. (Pic. 16)icon for Story with photo

FIRST CAR RIDE, FIRST PARTY. Line up of 'Middlesex Light Rescue Crew' prior to Victory Parade....

My Memory of VE Day is

Music everywhere all streets decorated in red white and blue……….parties galore....

The evacueesicon for Story with photo

The evacuees...

Collection of letters from Simon de Senlis Primary School, Northmapton

This is a collection of stories that children have collated by interviewing grandparents at Simon de Senlis...

War Babies

Just wondered if anyone knows of the existence of such a base?...

FIRST CAR RIDE, FIRST PARTY. (Pic. 3.)icon for Story with photo

FIRST CAR RIDE, FIRST PARTY....

V.E. Celebrations

I was a member of the Women's Junior Air Corps/Girls Training corps. On V.E. Day I was picked to...

My memory of V.E. Day is

Thanking God for the end of the war. Taking down black out curtains and going out at night to see the...

John Thomas Story

I done it for my countary and the children of the countary I also done this so the following generations...

I remember...

I remember V.E day, May 1945, I was 16 years old and the store where I worked closed at midday. At night...

The mattress under the table

I was only a baby when war broke out but I vividly remember having a table under the window with a mattress...

WW2 Song By Emma Harrison!

Hooray for Mr.Churchill, Who's that knocking at the door. Told to me Noreen Evans....

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