There was no hero's reception for escaped prisoner of war Jack Edwards when he walked into Truro city...
St Anne's School was hit by a bomb... 1949 I got married, my husband George was a soldier in the...
Ballymena was completely crammed with people, milling around, dancing on the street, impromptu parades,...
Uncle in RAF, posted in Scotland. Living in Plumstead during the war — the RAF has a base in the...
May 7: Terific excitement, rumours of V E Day, shampooed my hair, went to bed at 12. End of diary entry....
Determined to make the day really special, I set off for the centre of Birmingham on the No. 7 'bus...
VE Day in Wartorn London...
Attached is my sketch whilst listening to Churchill's speech, sitting on a wooden case my father had...
When peace in Europe was declared in May 1945 I was a ten year old pupil at Broadstone School, near Poole...
The occupying allied forces in Europe were still at risk; the fiance of of one my seniors was killed in...
In August 1945 I was six weeks away from my 12th birthday.I had always been aware of the war in Europe but...
June Martins Memories of a Belfast Childhood during WW2. Belfast celebrated with a huge firework display at...
It was a glorious warm sunny day, as with a group of friends and in company of thousands, we surged through...
Somebody started to walk into Wolverhampton town and we all followed them... We were all together from the...
This appealed to me as I was awaiting 'call-up'. I worked in the Forest for just over two months...
It must have been an era when lots of boys were born and few girls, cos all my playmates were boys I...
Worse than hell at times So many don't realise Spending a well-earned penny Friends together A real...
The following story can only be told if more photo's are included.This story shows History in the...
Our students hostel buzzed with great excitement, My fellow students rushed to Leicester Square Or...
My father was working on the railways in the Gold Coast and my mother was employed as a book-keeper at...
In May 1945 I was 12 years old and growing up in the North Nottinghamshire village of Bircotes. In the...
One of the first sights we had of the war from Ipswich was the dog-fights during the Battle of Britain....