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I can also remember the ‘Home Guard’ who were training nearby. They were very similar to those portrayed in Dad’s Army!

They had no weapons to train with so they had make-shift weapons. I remember seeing them crawling around and hiding behind bushes in the local parks.

Being a child I found it quite amusing, but it was a deadly serious situation really.

This story was submitted to the People’s War site by Becky Barugh of the ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio Shropshire CSV Action Desk on behalf of Peter Roberts and has been added to the site with his permission. The author fully understands the site's terms and conditions.

See more of Peter's stories:

• My Mother wouldn’t have that!
• Fire-Watching and other jobs
• That’s how it was done then
• They were machine-gunning us!
• Watching the prisoners
• Put them on show
• A much healthier option

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