London

Recollections of 1940

By the end of summer, however, the army had moved nearer to the coast and I was residing ‘on...

Shelter in the tube staions

I always looked forward to the ladies coming along the platform with boxes like those carried by ice cream...

Memories of 1944

During 1944 serving as a Wren at anaval base on the South Coast I came into my cabin one morning to find...

The Last but one V2 of the War 1945

My parents and sister were sleeping under the Morrison shelter in our dining room which looked out on to...

Civilian at War

Neither Mr French nor the Air Ministry surveyors had a clue as to what they were doing but it was...

Dad's story (Part 3)

After I arrived at Westminster Hospital they notified May she came the next day with Pam and Mum, then Ern...

My war

At the broadcast Edward Chapman, film star, was compere, Sir Archibald was there and so was Sister Mullins...

Mt memories

In 1939, my boyfriend Denis came home on leave from the TA and suggested we got married and this we did on...

A PERSONAL CLOSE UP VIEW OF MR CHURCHILL

Somehow we reached the House of Commons and Uncle met us saying that at 10 o'clock that morning he,...

NO PLACE FOR WIMPS

PEOPLE IN STORY: Iris Lewis née Wilson LOCATION OF STORY: London, Italy, Egypt, Palestine MAIN AREA OF...

Dad's story (Part 3)

After I arrived at Westminster Hospital they notified May she came the next day with Pam and Mum, then Ern...

A Cobblers Tale

We used to go to all the big competitions in London at the Pally and the night of the fire of London...

War in Falmouth

During my time as a Wren I first of all worked as a bookkeeper in Shed 43 in Falmouth Docks... Most of...

Looking back

My husband was not called either, as his work for the Battersea Borough Council was vital to our area being...

The London Blitz and Dodging V1 bombs

We swopped the whistle of german bombs dropping and air battles overhead for British shells whistling over...

Our War at Home

After a V1 rocket dropped on a police box in the Royal Victoria Dock, a 20ft long girder buried itself in...

Shelmerdine - Vignettes 6 - Privileged Motoring

Its purchase for around £100 arose through the fortuitous double payments for two months as a Captain...

The Arabian Tea Tray

The two sailors grabbed us two children, forced us to the floor and placed the tea tray over us....

Marriage during The Second World War

There were only 5 guests at the wedding — my mother's mother, my father's father, my...

Living through the War

Our first son was born in Torquay in 1943, as my sister and her children had been evacuated to Denbury,...

Unfriendly Fire

In 1940 I was a student at the Clapham School of Art, since my family had moved to Raynes Park, near...

Just Another Little Boy

London 1938-39: Saw deep shelters built on Clapham Common and issued with Gas Mask and identity card. 1945:...

The Story Of Two Battles: One Against Germany, The Other Against Sex Discrimination In The Workplace

The Story Of Two Battles: One Against Germany, The Other Against Sex Discrimination In The Workplace. Win...

Joining up and a good night out

On the Wednesday night I was sleeping in a feather bed with feather pillows at home and the following night...

Saturday September 7th 1940

In 1940 I was ten and my older brother Bob aged 13 took me to Stepney from our home in Barking, East...

Life during the War

At home in a Acocks Green, on the outskirts of the city, we had an Anderson shelter in the garden and...