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The Arrival of the Blitz

But we did it and were able to grow potatoes, carrots, beans, peas, cabbage and so on 鈥� as well as...

Family Life in the War

I helped parents make Dolls House for sister for Christams 1943 using cardboard and paper. I remember dried...

No More Chicken Necks: Evacuated to Chalfont St Peter

We were put upon a train and taken to Gerrards Cross Station and then by bus to Chalfont St Peter, where we...

My Memories of the War in Iwerne Minster

During the war we had a fight over the village, with spitfires and german planes, one of the emeny planes...

Growing Up In A World At War - Conny Dean

The story was typed and entered on to the site by a CSV volunteer with kind permission of Conny Dean....

Memories of Ironville

I remember when bombs were dropped on King William Street in Ironville, the whole sky was lit up. The film...

WW2 Childhood in Walcote, Lutterworth

My dad was colour blind so he became an A.F.S During blackout my mum and Dad were constantly worrying about...

Petrol Rationing in Ballymena

Commercial vehicles had a different type of petrol issued 鈥� it was known as 鈥渓eaded鈥�...

A Schoolboy in Wartime

A few bombs were dropped on the town, but we were lucky mot to have more, Church St. lost an electrical...

Memories of life in wartime Manchester by May Barlow

During the bad winter in very deep snow I walked to Burnage where my boyfriend lived then and from there we...

Agnes's Story as Told by the Children of Strand Primary School: Memories of Northern Ireland

Agnes liked to play Hopscoth, Skipping, rounders, two balls and rap the doors and run... When Agnes was...

A Good Enough Reason...: Handing Out Ration Books and Service in the Land Army

A friend suggested the Land Army and I said no because I was terrified of cows; but we went in... I stuck...

'Eggs and Bacon' in Padstow

Eventually the eggs & bacon would be sold back to the hotel 鈥� so the food went a full circle....

Norfolk Wartime Memories

My Dad was essential personnel, working on the aeroplanes at Coltishall. Sometimes they closed Coltishall...

Home-Made Fire Beater Competition

In the autumn of 1940 when all the corn was ripe and an invasion seemed imminent, the village held a...

Memories of Wartime Greenock

Ration books 5-16 blue Food scarce 鈥� butter, sugar, ham, eggs, milk, fruit 鈥� all in short...

Home Front Questionnaire

My Nan was 25 at the time war broke out and had a baby, my Uncle David. One adults weekly rations in...

We Saw the Glow from the Incendiary Bombs at York

My brother who was in the army had made friends with a New Zealand lad in the army... They once sent a...

Family Life in St Helens

Life in St Helens was much the same as life in South Wales, most of the men and boys went to work...

Wartime in rural Somerset

At that time my father was secretary of the Taunton and District Homing Society, and our pigeons were on...

Fishpool in the War

The cook was Miss Emma Stewart and her sister Miss Stewart worked in the nurse's kitchen... Fishpool is...

Fire in his Jacket

He was exempt from war service, because his skills as a joiner were deemed more important and he worked in...

RATIONING

In fact, to get a larger variety of food, I registered my younger daughter as a vegetarian in order that...

Elizabeth Nolan's Wartime Memories

Tom was eventually called in, in 1941, and travelled to Ireland, Italy, North Africa, all the way to...

Mrs Churchill's Aid to Russia Fund

My mother kept chickens and as eggs were very scarce Dad took them to work and raffled them for the Mrs...

Bakery Days in Peacehaven

I made allsorts of cakes, Madeira cakes, fruit cakes and even wedding cakes. During the war I worked as...