- Contributed byÌý
- ageconcernbradford
- People in story:Ìý
- Donald, Lawrence, Albert and Clara Pickles
- Location of story:Ìý
- Bradford, West Yorkshire
- Article ID:Ìý
- A4217825
- Contributed on:Ìý
- 20 June 2005
This story was submitted to the People's War site by Stephen Gawlyk of Age Concern Bradford and District on behalf of Donald Pickles (the author) and has been added to the site with his permission. The author fully understands the site's terms and conditions.
Donald Pickles Story
I lived in Marshfields — a district of Bradford. On a Sunday my father and I used to walk up to Wibsey where my grandparents lived.
I was just eleven years old. My grandparents had their radio on.
Very shortly, the voice of Neville Chamberlain announcing we were now at war came over the airwaves. I recall how grim my father and grandparents looked on hearing the news. This was Sunday Sept 3rd 1939.
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