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I lived at Walsall during the war and through the blitz. I remember if I had a small chink of light showing during the blackout, the wardens on patrol would be quickly at my door.

Never really had enough food but swapped with neighbours and survived the war.

We all had to carry gas masks at all times, which were a nuisance and not liked by anybody.

I will always remember that 4 June 1941 my son Godfrey was born at the local maternity hospital during the air raids so moved us into the corridor during my stay there.

During one air raid in broad daylight on a February afternoon a lone German plane dropped a bomb on the local gas works. The bomb did not explode but landed on the gasometer, which went up in flames. Everybody rushed to the cellars.

My family home life during the war was very erratic due to all our war jobs, but we got through it and survived the war.

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