- Contributed byÌý
- CSV Solent
- People in story:Ìý
- Winifred Noakes
- Location of story:Ìý
- Portsmouth
- Background to story:Ìý
- Civilian
- Article ID:Ìý
- A6051656
- Contributed on:Ìý
- 07 October 2005
This story has been added to the People’s War website by Jenny Burnett on behalf of Winifred Noakes. Winifred has given her permission and understands the sites terms and conditions.
I was living in Talbot Road (in Portsmouth). There was a terrible air raid. The boy scouts used to meet in the church hall of Holy Spirit Church. They were at a meeting that night and got a direct hit. They were all killed. A sailor who was home on leave was helping out there — he was killed too.
We couldn’t stay in the houses because of the damage, so I moved into rooms in Waterlooville. My husband Fred was stationed in Arbroth and he sent for me so that’s where I had my daughter.
Fred lost many relations in a shelter at the bottom of Lake Road which had a direct hit.
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