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I was four at the start of the war, and nine by the time it ended. I lived in Essex, near an Ack-Ack station. I kept saying to my mum "Can I go and see the Big Bertha?" - that was a type of very big gun. I said to my dad "Well, I'm old enough to see it." I'd already heard it - it made a big noise, but I wanted to see the flash. So eventually they let me go, tok me to see it. We were glad to hear it - it meant we had some protection, and I liked the flashes, they were like lightning.
Our little place was not too badly affected by the war. My mum wasn't directed into war work because she had four children. Dad did firewatching.

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