- Contributed by听
- Genevieve
- People in story:听
- Howard Lloyd
- Location of story:听
- Shrewsbury
- Background to story:听
- Civilian
- Article ID:听
- A8978881
- Contributed on:听
- 30 January 2006
I would like to put on record my own personal story about the return of our troops from Dunkirk in 1939.
I was about 9 years of age when I and a school friend walked along Harlescott Lane towards the signal box. On our left where the BT office is now was a piece of rough ground that was owned Cox Tannery.
On this land had been erected lots of army tents, with them were many soldiers and they were very dirty and many of their uniforms were torn and incomplete.
When we reached the signal box the signal man came to us and gave us half a crown (twelve and a half new pence). He asked us to go to the Harlescott Inn and get as many packets of crisps as we could for the money as these soldiers were hungry as they had not been fed.
We went to the Harlescott Inn and told Mr Weston the landlord what we were there for. Mr Weston gave us 6 boxes of crisps and the half crown back to return to the signalman.
We went back to the signalman and he handed out the crisps, the soldiers thanked us and the signalman for our kindness.
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