- Contributed by听
- culture_durham
- People in story:听
- Betty Whaley
- Location of story:听
- Callerton, Westerhope, Newcastle Upon Tyne
- Background to story:听
- Civilian
- Article ID:听
- A4014730
- Contributed on:听
- 06 May 2005
From 1939-1942 I was living on a farm at Callerton, Westerhope with my parents and grandmother. There was an army camp in the field in front of the house, an initial training camp for the very raw conscripts. They were mainly young men, away from home for the first time, very homesick and waiting to be sent to war.
My parents opened their home, offering tea and a listening ear. One young man was so gratefull that when the camp had orders to move out he presented a large tin of 'cocoa' (NAAFI surplus!) to my mother and grandmother in thanks. Much later when we were hoping to enjoy the luxury of a mug of cocoa my mother opened the tin and found it was pepper. Needless to say she did not need to buy pepper for many years!
Disclaimer: story submitted by Monica Murfin on behalf of Betty Whaley
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