- Contributed by听
- Genevieve
- People in story:听
- Dorothy Cottis
- Location of story:听
- Clapham Common - London
- Background to story:听
- Civilian
- Article ID:听
- A5548746
- Contributed on:听
- 06 September 2005
My sister came to me one day, and asked me to play the piano at a party she was having. Of course we didn鈥檛 have music then. So I said 鈥淎lright yes鈥, and I got myself ready.
Coming home we had to cross Clapham Common, and we were walking along and all talking, when all of a sudden this gun went off behind us 鈥淏OOM鈥, and I鈥檝e never been so frightened in all my life! I鈥檝e never been so near a gun going off.
This story was submitted to the People鈥檚 War site by Becky Barugh of the 大象传媒 Radio Shropshire CSV Action Desk on behalf of Dorothy Cottis and has been added to the site with her permission. The author fully understands the site's terms and conditions.
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