- Contributed by听
- cornwallcsv
- People in story:听
- Malcolm Blewett
- Location of story:听
- St Day
- Background to story:听
- Civilian
- Article ID:听
- A4175057
- Contributed on:听
- 10 June 2005
This story was submitted to the People's War website by Sue Sutton on behalf of Malcom Blewett, the author and has been added to the site with his permission. The author fully understands the site's terms and conditions.
Living in St Day I was about 5 years old but I do remember things. Villages thought airoplanes were coming and there was great panic at the time, however it turned out to be a flock of crows.
There was a man from St Day who died on board a submarine when it was sunk. It was awful to think he couldn't get out.
They used to sell water for a penny a pail from a horse drawn water butt or you had to go to Vogue Hill and carry it yourself from the chute.
Coupons on the back of the ration book would buy a gallon (this is the correct measurement) of potatoes at the fruit shop in the centre of St Day.
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