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Having been born in 1934 I was very young at the start of ww2
My memories would start around 1941
My father was a fire warden during the blackouts and I remember sirens and bombs being dropped in the next street (Latimer St Leicester) and Hinckley Road and Fosse Road Leicester.
The planes flying over the City on D.Day was a milestone in everyones life and was very spectacular and comforting to families with children in the armed forces.
Obviously we were curiousas where they were headed and I remember particularly the striped wings on the planes.

American soldiers were very prominent in the City of Leicester and were always good for the odd bar of chocolate or chewing gum.

My wife's father was cylcling home from work at John Bull Rubber Factory when Freeman Hardy and Willis was bombed on Humberstone Gate Leicester. The crater left in the ground was huge and was left untouched for years.

Both my wife and I went to infant schools with our Donald Duck and Mickey Mouse gasmasks in tow.

Wow did we run home when the sirens sounded.

There were very large water tanks in most streets and I remember falling into one being the sort of inquisitive kid I was. As kids we were intrigued with these tanks but never really understood why they were there. They were just a fact of life to us.

The stars at night were wonderful during the blackouts and I always remember them.

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