大象传媒

I was born in West London in 1941. My memories are of the windows in our house being shattered. I was later told that they were caused by the V1 bombs, known as 鈥淒oodlebugs鈥�, which also demolished houses in two of the neighbouring streets. My mother was always fetching us from the two bombed sites, where my younger brother and I were always playing, we were too young to realise that bombed sites were dangerous.

I recall the street party to celebrate the war鈥檚 end, but I was too young to absorb it.

I started school during September 1945, the school shelters were still there, I recall them and the street shelters being demolished.

I distinctly remember shopping with ration books.

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