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This story was collected at events held in the Bullenshaw Day Centre, Hemsworth, West Yorkshire, by Val Hickin, Centre Manager and submitted to the People's War site by Christine Wadsworth of Wakefield Libraries and Information Services on behalf of Gordon B. The author fully understands the site's terms and conditions and has given permission for his story to be added.

I worked on the pit top during the War. I lived with my grandma, I remember having to queue up at the butchers for meat. When the sirens went off we had to go down into the cellar with Grandma. I also remember that we had a tin bath in the kitchen, Friday night was our bath night.

I went into the Army just after the war, I was in the Duke of Wellington鈥檚 and stationed in Berlin. I was driving a long time, lorries sometimes. On guard duty I was at Spandau West where Rudolf Hess was a prisoner.

I only came home once whilst in Germany, I was glad when it was all over and I got back home.

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