- Contributed by听
- Essex Action Desk
- People in story:听
- Leonard Middleton, Bernard Middleton
- Location of story:听
- West Ham Greyhound and Speedway, London E16
- Background to story:听
- Civilian
- Article ID:听
- A4318779
- Contributed on:听
- 01 July 2005
This story was submitted to the Peoples War website by a volunteer from 大象传媒 Essex on behalf of Leonard Middleton and has been added to the site with his permission. Leonard understands the site's terms and conditions.
In 1940, during a German Air Raid on London Docks, we took cover in our Anderson Air Raid Shelter in our back garden. After we had been there a while, we heard voices shouting. My dad and myself (i was 10) got out of the shelter and saw people shouting and throwing stones at the lights around West Ham stadium. These lights were all on, making a lovely land mark for the German planes.
People were bashing on the main gate, which was eventually opened by a uniformed security guard who then said, "What's the matter me boys?".
He was Irish, and the people shouted "IRA. string him up to the lampost."
The poor chap slammed the door and switched the lights off.
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