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- Civic Centre, Bedford
- People in story:听
- Gorden Shorten
- Location of story:听
- Bedford
- Article ID:听
- A2722033
- Contributed on:听
- 08 June 2004
In 1939 I was 12 years old and attended Beford Mdern School. I remember six soldiers belonging to the Highland Infanitry, being billeted in my house for a few days after the Dunkirk Evacuation. (My house was in Rothsay Road and it was a large house.)
We had a ten year old evacuee staying with us at around 1941. His name was Russell Turner and he went to Owen School, which shared with the Modern School premises. I believe he married Bebe and Ben Lyon's daughter Barbara and beame a B.B.C. producer.
I remember the bombing of Bedford; also firematching at the School in the town centre, also at the boat houses at Langholme, where an icendiary bomb fell. (not on my shift!)
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