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- West Sussex Library Service
- People in story:听
- Edna Sinclair (nee Weigand)
- Location of story:听
- Islington, London
- Background to story:听
- Civilian
- Article ID:听
- A4678734
- Contributed on:听
- 03 August 2005
I lived in Islington during the war, before I went into the army in October 1942. Every night we had to go down into the shelter. A factory nearby was bombed and we had to get out in the middle of the night and go to a local school. Dogs were not allowed in so my father had to stay outside with our dog.
We had to move to Highgate. The furniture van went in front and we followed in a tram. I had a horrible thought, 鈥渨ould we ever reach our new home, would we be bombed, would the furniture van be bombed and would the house still be there when we arrived. Luckily everything was all right, but every time I came home on leave I would walk around the street corner to see if my home was still standing because of the continual bombing. This was how life was 鈥 we lived day-to-day.
These recollections have been brought back by the bombing in London today (07/07/05).
I have been invited to attend the unveiling of the 鈥淲omen at War鈥 memorial in Whitehall, by the Queen, on Saturday 9th July 2005.
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