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We met a lady called Nancy Burnham who lived in London during the war. She worked as a telegrapher for the government. Before the war she lived in Wales where "life was easy". She moved to London when she was 22 because her father got a job at the Welsh Methodist Church in London which her house was attached to. She did not think it was right to go to war with Germany or anyone for that matter, because it was so far away. She says that during the war everyone was very friendly and helped each other out. They were also Americans and French in London but everyone still got on well. She met her boyfriend in Plymouth where he signed up for the RAF. He served in Egypt and fitted out the aircraft. She said that her fondest memory was marrying her boyfriend because it was in the Welsh Chapel ruins with a policeman holding a lantern and not letting anyone else in because it was too dangerous. Her saddest memory was that of a friend going on a bombing raid to Germany and not returning. Also receiving letters from her husband and not being able to reply to them. She was scared about not knowing about where a bomb would fall in an air raid. She thought Hitler was mad. Of all the adjustments she had to make during the a war the blackout was the most difficult. (Her friends brought up food from Wales so they were never hungry and although her mother did not darn her clothes she did knit quite a few.) During a bombing raid her house was burned out. She no longer likes London, the city she used to love. She moved to [removed by Moderator] in 1958 where she still lives today.

Interview and typed up by Gareth and Alistair.

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