- Contributed by听
- Patricia Ecob
- People in story:听
- Patricia Ecob
- Location of story:听
- Southend on Sea, Essex
- Background to story:听
- Civilian
- Article ID:听
- A4447479
- Contributed on:听
- 13 July 2005
I was the eldest child. I was sent on an errand by my mum, pushing my little sister in her pushchair in Victoria Road. I knew an air raid was going on, I could hear the noises, but carried on doing the errand. I passed a brick wall and people just picking themselves up. I wondered why but carried on. then I saw mum running down the road with her pinny on and I didn't know why. It turned out I just missed being bombed and machine gunned! If I had turned round I would have seen them.
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