Bradford and West Yorkshire

Driving to Spandau

I went into the Army just after the war, I was in the Duke of Wellington's and stationed in Berlin......

Essential Work in a Munitions Factory

I worked for the Admiralty in a munitions factory in Leeds. I can remember every so often some big-wigs, in...

Bananas

I can also remember my first sight of a banana... It took quite a lot of coaxing from him and my mother...

Flying bombs in Yorkshire

I remember the flying bombs going over Yorkshire in 1944. Eventually, I popped out of bed and went to the...

Blackout

Everywhere you went during war at night was in blackout. You couldn't put your lights on in the house...

How My Family Survived the War

My five brothers were all in the war right from the start and they were in the army, navy and air force......

Home Guard Duty in West Yorkshire

When he was sent on duty in the blackout he had to pick up the first helmet he came to... When I...

Eugine's Reminisences

D-Day was exciting I went to a friends house in the Potteries, the radio was on saying that the troops had...

A Party At Crigglestone

John Barton was the vicar of St Stephens church in Hull.This was the parish church where my grandparents...

Wragby at War

As a result of an aircraft off-loading for the return flight home, bombs were dropped on Wragby... My...

The Day War was Declared (story one)

We heard the dreaded words from Mr Chamberlain, the Prime Minister, "We are at war with Germany"....

My First Memories of my Father

My dad was in the British Army in the Transport Section and was sent to war in September 1939, when I was...

Mrs Holmes Tells Her Story

Mrs Holmes is 84 yrs old and her contribution has been edited to include only her wartime experiences. He...

The Only Plumber in Hemsworth

My husband was a plumber in Hemsworth, he worked at Hanleys, they said because he was the only plumber in...

Industry in Stonehouse

A large section of the Air Ministry took up residence at Wycliff College after its staff and pupils had...

Printing D-Day Maps

A few months later our manager came round and told us the maps had been used for the RAF Navigators as part...

War is Declared

I was a child of 9, living in Victoria Terrace. The day war was declared I was sitting on top of a...

Evacuees; Giving Birth

I remember seeing young evacuees waiting on the platform at the railway station, just like sweets in a...

German Plane

I was recently chatting to my grandchildren and family about the 1939-45 war and remembered a German plane...

Rationing

Throwing away food was never even considered so on Saturday nights, food was sold off cheaply as we knew we...

An Interview with my Grandad

We didn't have many sweets as they were rationed but we were lucky because we didn't get bombed...

A SCHOOLBOY REMEMBERS

I remember a bomb droping that killed our neighbour, an air raid warden. When my brothers got home we had a...

Telegram Boy

A FRIEND OF MINE STARTED WORK AS A TELEGRAM BOY IN 1944. WHEN ANYONE IN THE ARMED FORCES WAS KILLED IN...

The Missing Sweet Ration Book

My Grandfather, Brian Sweet during the second world war, lost his sweet ration bookwhen he was 12... After...

Mary and Royal

My husband Ronnie, idolised his horse Royal. When we were courting he put me on Royal and whisked me down...

Cooking For Soldiers

I got first class work in the Officer's Mess in Chester. Once when cooking for the soldiers I was a...