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This story was submitted to the Peoples War site by Esther Gardner of North Dorset Volunteer and Community Action on behalf of Elsie Hart and has been added to the site with her permission. The author fully understands the site's terms and conditions.

I have lived in Blandford all my life- I grew up on East Street in a three storey house, it was a lovely little place down a passage way between the shops, I lived here with my Mother and Father and two elder sisters. When the war broke out I was living in Bournemouth with my sister and working in Marks and Spencer, only coming back to Blandford to visit my parents from time to time. Eventually though I had return home as my mother had fallen ill and needed looking after, not to mention the mention the fact that she was also desperately worried about me living so far away. When I returned I took a job on the camp working in the kitchens. It was my duty to prepare the meals for the soldiers.
Life was tough for some people in Blandford during the war but I always remember a sense of people sticking together. If you were struggling someone would help you along. We did the best we could to help each other, sometimes just putting on a show of being brave to make someone feel better. I think this sense of togetherness pulled many people through.

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