- Contributed by听
- ateamwar
- People in story:听
- Hilda Openshaw
- Location of story:听
- Old Colwyn to Liverpool
- Background to story:听
- Civilian
- Article ID:听
- A4080700
- Contributed on:听
- 17 May 2005
I lived in Liverpool, when on September 3rd 1939, I heard over the 大象传媒 to keep children away from towns. My brother and I were actually on holiday with an aunt and uncle, so we stayed in Old Colwyn, and our parents returned to Wavertree in Liverpool.
I found myself very homesick and cried myself to sleep each night. We came home to Wavertree by Christmas, 1939 and confronted all of the bombing.
There was a public air raid shelter in the road, and my brother would not go into it, so my father took my brother in there for safety. I studied for my 'scholarship' whilst in this shelter and eventually passed. A little later we got our own 'Morrison Shelter' in our living room. This shelter was used as a dining table and my brother and I slept underneath it.
In spite of everything, we were not frightened, we all survived...
'This story was submitted to the People鈥檚 War site by 大象传媒 Radio Merseyside鈥檚 People鈥檚 War team on behalf of the author and has been added to the site with his / her permission. The author fully understands the site's terms and conditions.'
漏 Copyright of content contributed to this Archive rests with the author. Find out how you can use this.
Recommended story
Story with photo