- Contributed by听
- Haverhill (Suffolk) Library
- People in story:听
- Stan Edwards
- Location of story:听
- River Thames, London
- Background to story:听
- Civilian
- Article ID:听
- A3161198
- Contributed on:听
- 21 October 2004
'This story was submitted to the People's War site by Madeline Tuck of the Suffolk Library and Heritage team on behalf of Stan Edwards and has been added to the site with his permission. The author fully understands the site's terms and conditions.'
In 1936 I started working on the Thames barges that supplied fresh water to mostly merchant shipping between Gravesend and the Pool of London. During the war mines were laid in the river, which was swept every day. I did this for 48 years until I retired. The river was very busy when ships,up to 10,000 tons, could get through. My brother worked in the same job,and was called to take a boat to Normandy for D-Day. We supplied water to small ships going to Dunkirk. During the last 10 years of my working life a lot of the docks were closing.
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