- Contributed by听
- 大象传媒 LONDON CSV ACTION DESK
- People in story:听
- Lionel, Jimmy and Brian Avey
- Location of story:听
- South East London
- Background to story:听
- Civilian
- Article ID:听
- A4029798
- Contributed on:听
- 08 May 2005
"This story was submitted to the People's War site by a volunteer from CSV on behalf of Lionel Avey and has been added to the site with his permission. Lionel Avey fully understands the site's terms and conditions."
I remember one day turning up at Gordonbrock Primary School in Brockley with my two elder brothers and finding that only a few other children had turned up. I was about 4 or 5 and it was in 1944. So obviously there were no lessons but school dinners turned up from the local catering centre. During the morning I recall a German fighter plane coming over the school and hearing the rattle of machine gun fire on the roof. We were herded into the cloakroom which had a concrete roof and as soon as the situation was all clear we all went home. No-one was hurt as far as we know and I wonder if it was all a dream. The worst thing is my two elder brothers don't remember anything about it.
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