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This is an extract from a recording of Mrs Robbie Lovett made at the Hythe Library Reminiscence session on 26/08/03.
It was transcribed by Linda Franko, a CSV volunteer, and added to the site with Mrs Lovett's permission. The interviewee fully understands the site's terms and conditions.

Tell you something, you鈥檝e triggered something off:
When my call-up papers came there was a train waiting at King鈥檚 cross to take us to Gloucester. One big train for all the hundreds of girls that were going, being called up, I was one of them. Mother and my young sister came to see me off and the dog, Bob. It was a bit tearful but I put on a brave face, a few tears were held back. I kissed the dog goodbye and that kind of thing. My mum! I will never forget it, as the train puffed out slowly, she ran after the train a little way and do you know what she said to me?
鈥淣ow don鈥檛 forget, no strange men鈥�
I mean! I was going to see hundreds of them, wasn鈥檛 I? Poor mummy, she was so upset. She wrote and told me鈥� that Bobby had died and she says that she鈥檚 pleased in a way because she couldn鈥檛 get the food for him. Also she says he used to tremble from head to foot when he heard the warnings going up. So I went to the loo, (big brave Airforce girl,) sat on the loo and cried my eyes out.

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