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Apprentice moulder in Falkirk during WW2

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Alex Craig
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Falkirk
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A4525274
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23 July 2005

This story was submitted to the People鈥檚 War site by Claire White of 大象传媒 Scotland on behalf of Alex Craig and has been added to the site with his permission. The author fully understands the site's terms and conditions.

I was 13 when war broke out and I left school one year later. I started work at Carron Company (Carron, Falkirk) making parts for ships. I worked as an apprentice moulder on the nameplates for HMS Anson and HMS Howe. I then moved to another company in Falkirk to make parts for hand granades.

I remember the air raids during the war when the German bombers came over. We were never hit or damaged so we were fortunate. I lived in River Street in Carron. We always went out to the brick shelter in the garden when a raid was on.

When the war finished I was called up to the army and I seved with the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders.

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