- Contributed by听
- Teversham School
- People in story:听
- Pauline Beeson (nee Morgan)
- Location of story:听
- Cambridge
- Background to story:听
- Civilian Force
- Article ID:听
- A6138119
- Contributed on:听
- 14 October 2005
This story was submitted to the People鈥檚 War website by Anand, a pupil from Teversham Primary School on behalf of Mrs Pauline Beeson and has been added to the site with her permission. Mrs Beeson fully understands the site鈥檚 terms and conditions.
In 1939 I was 16 when the war started. A while later I joined the Auxiliary Fire Service part time as a volunteer telephonist. Then I became full-time in the National Fire Service stationed at 鈥淒鈥 division in Grange Road, Cambridge. Later I was transferred to 12 Area HQ in Stevenage and finally at Anstey Hall in Trumpington, Cambridge. At times I found it scary at night cycling to get on duty. Planes could be heard overhead. One day I was at work and I heard bombs being dropped. They were incendiary bombs which caused fires and damaged homes. It was really hectic in the control room with all the phones going off! I had lots of friends then; we worked hard but did have leisure. These days, every year we meet for a reunion!
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