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I was 11 years old and lived at Crigglestone. The teachers at school were called up all through the war. We were more healthy in the war than now. We used to play cricket in summer and rugby in winter.

The air raid shelters were on the playing field. We could see the bombs dropping when they were bombing Sheffield.

We had to carry gas masks everywhere. We had to try them on everyday. If we had forgotten them we were sent home for them.

When I was in the sixth form you had to go on fire watch, which was fun. About two or three people at a time did this.

There was no television but I used to go to the youth club some nights. Or we sometimes went to the pictures, which was popular; we often had to queue. We had lots of happy times.

We fed the animals from what was left from the dinner.

We never went on holiday, it was rare that anyone did. But if they did they didn鈥檛 go abroad.

Petrol was rationed.

There were a lot of foreigners serving in the forces over here and there used to be test matches in cricket between England II and the foreigners.

My brother was in Coastal Command during the war.

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