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- CSV Action Desk
- People in story:听
- Mrs Ruby Mitton
- Location of story:听
- Charlton Kings
- Background to story:听
- Civilian Force
- Article ID:听
- A4323269
- Contributed on:听
- 01 July 2005
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My Father made an air raid shelter underground. When the siren went, we went down there with a Thermos Flask. We heard the aeroplanes going over to bomb Birmingham. The Doodlebugs also went over. The nearest to us was in the fields (Billybridge). I was living at Charlton Kings,Glos. I was on fire watch, with tin helmets, gas masks, etc. We did two hour stretches at a time. Dad had a large billiard table and sometimes we sheltered under that.
I had the last Iced Wedding Cake made by Brunners.
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