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15 October 2014
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bussy hard life

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oxcloseschool
People in story:Ìý
Jayne Stevenson
Location of story:Ìý
North shields
Background to story:Ìý
Civilian
Article ID:Ìý
A4255841
Contributed on:Ìý
23 June 2005

1. How old were you then?
24 years old
2. How did you cope?
Had to cope well, I had a little girl and my mother to take care of
3. What did you work as or help with?
Ammunitions
4. Did you find love/have a love life or have romantic times?
Had a love life
5. Did anything funny happen?
Oh yes many things, one was when a lady was running while the sirens were going off to go to the airade shelter, she was shouting, “I’ve been, I’ve been hit, I’ve been hit “ over and over, but she hadn’t been hit she just had two legs through one knicker leg hole and couldn’t run properly
6. Did anything bad happen?
When my mother died
7. Did you attempt to pull pranks or cause much trouble?
No!
8. Did you learn anything or learn your lesson after causing problems?
No!
9. What was the worst thing that happened?When I came out of the airade shelter and my mother had died

10. What was the best thing that happened?
Met my husband
11. What was the funniest thing that happened?Oh yes many things, one was when a lady was running while the sirens were going off to go to the airade shelter, she was shouting, “I’ve been, I’ve been hit, I’ve been hit “ over and over, but she hadn’t been hit she just had two legs through one knicker leg hole and couldn’t run properly

12. Where were you during world war two?
North shields
13. Were you evacuated?
No!

14. Did you have to leave your hometown or city?

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