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An Unwanted Letter from the Minister of War Transport in London

As mentioned by Lord Leathers in his letter to Evelyn, those Merchant Seamen who have lost their lives in...

War is Looming

We had a girl from Scarborough living with us who worked in the aircraft factory in Trafford Park alongside...

A Broken Family: The Day I was Evacuated from Glasgow to Logerate

My dad and my uncle Tommy were brothers, and my mum and my aunty Mary were sisters... The other Tommy was...

My Mother's Love - A Letter to the Queen

The Lady in Waiting is commanded by the Queen to acknowledge Mrs Jones' letter of March 19th and to say...

To England with the Kindertransport

The translation of the caption in the German Newspaper that Willy sent, reads approximately: 'The...

Deaf Parents in the Blitz

When the sirens came out for the all-clear the biggest recollection I had — and this is a child of...

At The Dairy - Winnersh During the War

During the 30s and 40s my father, Ernest Hambelton, had a dairy in Winnersh. At the dairy, we delivered to...

Memories of the Second World War in Kirriemuir

Four children joined our class when they arrived in Kirriemuir and I can remember the names of...

The Day War Broke Out

Later in my life I started work - my first job was in London worked in Pinets - New Bond St. Sadly...

Mother Abandons the Washing

A jeep came from the direction of Three Elms and stopped. I had never seen any lady appear in public in the...

Memories of an English Childhood in Malta - Chapter 1

In 1939 I remember sitting on mums bed with my sister Rosie and my younger brother Victor, not quite...

September 3rd 1939, by Jean Siney (née Rigden)

My Mother, Sister and I had gone to spend three weeks of the summer holidays in Scotland with my...

Jaywick: Family Life in Hitchin

When Edith had recovered and discharged it was felt prudent that David should remain at Briar Patch for a...

Sunday Tea Speeds the Allied Victory

She lectured me on the fact that there were, as she spoke, millions of children across Europe who would...

Idea from the Picture of an Underground Air Raid Shelter

Often the sight of our big, cuddly, much loved Mama, struggling through the small opening of our shelter,...

My Father Alexander Murray Prisoner of War

We lived at 67 Foredown Drive Portslade East Sussex, my grand father Capt J.J Crowe V.C retired visited us...

War Memories from Holland

The Germans nearby had plenty of food... The Canadians saw the Germans off in a week or so, and killed many...

Growing up on the Isle of Man

I was born just before the start of the war, in Port Erin, Isle of Man, and lived just outside the...

I Was There!

I lived in Kingsbury I can remember the panic in the community when a bomb intended for Hams Hall Power...

Coming Home 2

During World War One they both lived in England and Karl found himself interned on the Isle of Man as an...

Toft's Reunited.

Dad and his 11 brothers and sisters were born in Malaysia, his parents having being posted there from...

What Happened when Daddy Came Home

When my Father came home, and did what he should do, i.e. carry on with family life as he did in the...

Uncle Glenn

I was only a baby at the start of the war, so I have no personal memories of my uncle Glenn, though...

Childhood During the War in Switzwerland

I am Swiss, and my story is set in Switzerland in a small village called Nussbaumen, quite close to the...

Four Houses at One Address

Then my mother was allocated the house next to my aunt's, and she moved in there with my then two young...

My Mother, the Flying Boat Expert

Because of the location, she and her brothers and sisters, who lived on a farm, would feed, look after and...