- Contributed by听
- AgeConcernShropshire
- People in story:听
- Edith RATCLIFFE ( nee CARTWRIGHT))
- Location of story:听
- Much Wenlock and Ironbridge, Shropshire
- Background to story:听
- Civilian
- Article ID:听
- A8709221
- Contributed on:听
- 21 January 2006
In the early years of the War I was employed as a shop assistant by Hunters,a firm of grocers on Much Wenlock's High Street.
We suppled groceries over a wide area which I used to cycle round during the week to collect orders. These orders came from the surrounding villages i.e. Easthope, Broseley, Jackfield, Ironbridge, Madeley etc.
On Fridays we made up the orders in the shop, then on Saturdays we made deliveries in a hired van. I remember that one of our customers was Billy Wright's grandmother who lived in Ironbridge, also his mother who lived there.
One Saturday morning we were in Ironbridge on our delivery round when a German Bomber flew over quite low, it came up the River Severn. It was a very big plane with swastika markings. It rose high over to the left and dropped a bomb on the Tickwood woods behind Ironbridge Power Station.
More stories from Edith can be found at:
* A4206421 "Entertaining the men from St Dunstan's"
* A8708538 "Death at the Dingle" (The Fuel Dump at Farley Dingle, near Much Wenlock)
* A8828281 "Brothers-in Arms" (The Cartwright Brothers War Service)
Her husband's story "My War Years with the Admiralty" can be found at A8710661
Story: This story has been submitted to the People's War Site by Muriel Palmer (volunteer) Age Concern Shropshire Telford & Wrekin on behalf of Edith RATCLIFFE (author) and had been added to the site with her permission. The author fully understands the site's terms and conditions.
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