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- David Joseph Ridley
- Location of story:听
- Nutley, East Sussex
- Background to story:听
- Civilian
- Article ID:听
- A6783898
- Contributed on:听
- 08 November 2005
Two Of The Soldiers On Petrol Pump Duty Together With My Sister Carole and Myself Outside our House
Nutley village, being on the southern part of the Ashdown Forest was alive with army units during the war. The army used the forest extensively as a training and settlement area. Part of Nutley Garage, which was owned and run by my family, was taken over by the W.D. in 1940 for the purpose of using the petrol storage and pumps for refuelling Army Transport vehicles.
Nutley was quite lucky during the war as far as bombing was concerned. I know that one day - I think in '43 - a German fighter machine-gunned the village. We were fortunate that no people were injured or killed, and the only damage was to Hill End Farm at the top of the village where some cannon shells went through a cowshed and the farmer lost two or three cows.
Again we were lucky when a stick of about seven bombs landed on the village. Several houses lost windows and tiles but no human casualties.
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