- Contributed by听
- Anna Jones, Learning Project Manager
- People in story:听
- Joyce Norris
- Location of story:听
- Lewisham, London
- Background to story:听
- Civilian Force
- Article ID:听
- A5028338
- Contributed on:听
- 12 August 2005
"This story was submitted to the People's War site by Anna Jones of the 大象传媒 on behalf of Joyce Norris and has been added to the site with his permission. The author fully understands the site's terms and conditions"
I was a firewoman on duty in the control room. Sometimes we'd get false alarms with good intent and other time false alarms with malicious intent.
I used to answer emergency calls which were usually notifying us about bombs dropping.
One day in 1943 I was stationed at Shooters Hill and a German bomber plane dropped a bomb in the playgound at Sandhurst Primary. 36 children under the age of 10 and 6 members of staff lost their lives.
I remember the day of the funeral - it was a Monday morning. It was very muggy with a bit of drizzle and low cloud. I was one of 6 chosen to be in the Guard of Honour at the funeral. I remember seeing these little white coffins and it was so upsetting. One of firemen lost his daughter in that playground bombing.
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