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Being allowed to wear trousers for the first time to go into air raid shelters.

A large gas mask for babies for brother who was born in March 1939, which you’d to keep pumping to give him air.

Mother making blackout curtains.

Watching bombs falling in Sheffield and Molatov Cocktails falling over the colliery to light the area for enemy bombers.

Learning to dance with Victor Sylvester on a Monday evening.

Having orange juice and cod liver oil at break time at school and washing the teaspoons up.

Being invited by my Aunt to join her and her husband for a holiday and because I had to travel to London from Wakefield and the train was full with service men so my Father said I couldn’t go as I was on my own. I created quite a scene on the platform so eventually he relented.

Going to my Aunt and Uncle’s for Sunday tea when four servicemen were also invited — they were stationed in the area.

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