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Lucky escape

by Plymouth Libraries

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Bernice Smith
Location of story:听
Newton Abbot, Devon
Background to story:听
Civilian Force
Article ID:听
A6754700
Contributed on:听
07 November 2005

This story was submitted to the people's War website by Plymouth Library Services on behalf of Bernice Smith. The author fully understands the terms and conditions of the website.

This story takes place in August 1942

I was waiting at Newton Abbot railway station to change trains when a bomb dropped.

I was in the wooden shelter waiting room when the German plane came over. It was so close I could even see his face in the cockpit. Fortunately I wasn't seriously injured, but I did lose all my belongings. I did see one man who was seriously injured.

A soldier gave me some money to get home as my purse was buried in the rubble. A docter then approached me and took me to his home to calm me down. I stayed there overnight.

The next day the doctor took me to Newton Abbot bus station so I could continue my journey.

At the time I was going home for two days leave. I was a nurse in a mental hospital in Exminster.

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