- Contributed by听
- A7431347
- People in story:听
- Jack Shewbridge, Jack Wedmore, Jack Patteden
- Location of story:听
- Sutton Valence, Kent
- Background to story:听
- Civilian
- Article ID:听
- A8098608
- Contributed on:听
- 29 December 2005
The church bell was to be rung during the war if the Germans invaded to warn everybody.
But it was a mistake by the church verger; a Mr Patteden. I was sixteen years old and lived at 8 North Street, Sutton Valence when the church bell was rung. I went with a Mr Wedmore towards the village to go to our post. I was a messenger boy for the ARP; Mr Wedmore, a special constable.
We were stopped and told it was a false alarm.
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