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Air Raid Sirens & Double Summer Time

by Age Concern Salford

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Age Concern Salford
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Eric Burgoyne
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Salford, Gtr Manchester
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Civilian
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A7942188
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21 December 2005

My lasting Memory of World War II is…although only born in 1940, I can remember the air raid sirens. Sitting under the kitchen table (a very substantial one) on a rag rug until the all clear. Double Summer Time — ensuring we had batteries for torches during winter and ration books.

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