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Although its 65 years ago I still remember the telegram boy stopping me in the street and asking where to find my mother (no house numbers in my small village) I took him home and he gave my this red telegram which I gave to my mother and then learned that my father, who was in the RAF, had been reported "missing in action" believed killed. It was 18 months before we were officially notified that his body had been found and was buried in Dunkirk Cemetary. We knew he was on the beach as another Army soldier from the village saw him helping wounded on board one of the boats.
He was only 36 years old and as he had been in the RAF Regulars and had been discharged a year before he was recalled before war was declared and sent to France.
Things were not very easy for us after this but we got on with our lives .
I remember going to school and being sent home when the air raid siren went and having to walk home for 2 miles during the raids, once we were machined gunned on the way home. (Can you image that happening in this day and age?)
We never thought of danger and regularly watched the dog fights and whenever an aeroplane crashed we would rush to try to get the parachute and any souvenieres.
After a few years I must say that I enjoyed all the forces dances etc as we were surrounded by Aerodromes.

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