- Contributed by听
- newcastlecsv
- People in story:听
- Fred Thirlaway
- Location of story:听
- Dunston, Gateshead
- Background to story:听
- Civilian
- Article ID:听
- A6186332
- Contributed on:听
- 18 October 2005
This story has been added to the People's War website by a volunteer from CSV on behalf of Fred Thirlaway. Mr Thirlaway fully understands the site's terms and conditions, and the story has been added to the site with his permission.
The air raid warnings were sounding. But I was asleep. The Germans were over Tyneside and bombing the shipyards. All my family had taken refuge in the corrogated shelter which had been built in our back garden. In the background could be heard the explosions (but I didn't wake up). My gran and grandad, aunt and uncle, mum and dad, sisters and cousins along with my uncle were all squeezed into the shelter. Not much room for laying down to sleep but sleep I did.
A short while later it suddenly occurred to my mother that I was very quiet and said "Where's Freddie?" upon which my Dad jumped up and ran into the house, up the stairs and into the small bedroom. He grabbed me and ran back down to the shelter. Everyone was ecstatic and shouting my name. Fancy waking me up to endure all that noise!
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