- Contributed by听
- CSV Action Desk Leicester
- People in story:听
- Teddy Briggs
- Location of story:听
- East London
- Background to story:听
- Civilian
- Article ID:听
- A4356786
- Contributed on:听
- 05 July 2005
At 14, my school days over, I commenced 4 years of travelling 24 miles per day to get to work and back, passing through the East End of London which suffered very heavy bombing in the Blitz. My clerical duties with a wholesale food company ensured the constant supply of food to the civilian population. When not working, at the weekend I joined the long queues for rationed food. At the height of the blitz we spent most nights sleeping in the Anderson shelter. We lost 1 house nearby from a direct hit.
'This story was submitted to the People's War site by Gareth Watts of the CSV action desk, Leicester, on behalf of Teddy Briggs and has been added to the site with his permission. The author fully understands the site's terms and conditions'
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