- Contributed by听
- gmractiondesk
- People in story:听
- RONALD C.TARRY, DAD HERBERT TARRY, MAM JESSIE TARRY, BROTHER NORMAN, SISTER JOAN.
- Location of story:听
- IRLAM:CADISHEAD, SALFORD MANCHESTER.
- Background to story:听
- Civilian
- Article ID:听
- A4143566
- Contributed on:听
- 02 June 2005
Irlam and Cadishead is 9 miles from Manchester and 9 miles from Warrington on the A 57 road. Myself, I was born at Davyhulme hospital, Urmston, on the 2nd November 1932. During the war the hospital was used by the military.I attended Irlam Council School. We would collect scrap and paper for the war effort.
Irlam was involved during the Manchester blitzes. We had an Anderson shelter to go in. German aircraft were overhead. Fighting our airforce two bombs were dropped on Liverpool Road Cadishead.
The Germans were after Irlam steel works, plus other factories.We had many.
At the age of 11 years I had a paper round ,morning and evening: I never lost a day.I worked for a Mr.L.Sandyson, near Irlam St.Johns Church, Irlam.
Both my parents worked at Irlam steel works. Dad was a loco driver, mam only 4foot 2 inches tall worked for the labour gang unloading and stacking bricks of all shapes and sizes.There were plenty of women working there doing mens jobs.
So my brother and sister we looked after ourselves a lot. Dad worked 12 hour shifts, Mam 8 till 5,5.5 days a week.
Only once I failed my paper round on the run up to V.J day. I collapsed one morning ending up in Salford Royal Hospital. I will never forget what I was seeing. Every bed and mattress on the floor was occupied by wounded men . Some nurses were killed during a bomb raid at Salford Royal. After a week I was back home then back on my paper round. V.E day I delivered when all the roads and streets were having parties . I kept going, I wanted to get to our bonfire, make sure it would be ready to light, along with our dads of course. With Hitler on the top.Well everyone was dancing the conga.Soldiers and sailors arrived from Irlam locks. Two big ships were there. All the people were rejoicing, singing, doing the Lambeth walk etc. The radio was our means of entertainment.To listening to Lord Haw Haw: a German radio presenter, what he was going to do to Britain. We would listen to code messages being sent.
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