London

The London Blitz

I lived in Greenwich opposite, the other side of the river Thames, between my house and Greenwich Pier was...

House of Mirrors and Fire Duties

When bombs fell during air raids, Dad used to rush out to start digging to rescue those who were buried and...

The firemen never noticed us

Wally, then my fiancé now my husband, worked in the shipyard, repairing and converting ships to troop...

THE DISPLAY

Fire floats sprayed fountains and jets of coloured water high into the night sky. Shower ofter shower of...

Guide to World War 2 Records: Bombing Raids

Berkshire: Log book of casualties, damage to buildings, bombs, incidents and alerts, enemy planes destroyed...

Memories of an east end boy on the east coast

I was stationed in Cromer as a lorry driver, driving supplies - ammunition, food, petrol - all round...

The radio that walked as well as talked!

The living room door had been blown off by the blast... So for the rest of the war our living room had...

Everyone has got an Uncle Victor!

By 1941 my Aunt Ethel — my father's sister —and Uncle Victor had had a horrible war. One...

V 2 over Westminster

In the summer of 1944, I was a medical student helping out in the Accident and Emergency department in...

Germans Upset Motorcycle Fireman

My Father was a London Auxiliary Fireman in Battersea. The main Fire Station was Este Road near Clapham...

‘LET US SPRAY’

Long before Herbert Morrison made Fire Guard duty compulsory for women between 20 and 45 these stalwart...

Billeted in Olympia

But this command he never gave For Hitler is no fool He knew that he would have to fight The “Clerks...

Life of a DOA

My War by Pat Thurston

Due to my records being at headquarters I was transferred out of the office so I was posted in a place in...

A Memorable Christmas in Dagenham

That Christmas – I can't remember whether it was 1940 or ’41 – my dad had gone to...

The Sound of Doodlebugs Falling / We Children Never thought We’d Lose

When Doodlebugs fell, usually their engines had run out of fuel, and you could hear the air whistling as it...

Working at the Grocers

We use to pack the two ounces of butter with the lard and four ounces of margarine and four ounces of bacon...

One of the Fortunates

I saw the bombing of the London Docks from the terrace of the Alexandra Palace by the T.V. centre... He was...

Telephonist. My mothers Occupation

Also he told me they had bombed London and St Pauls which had been where I lived... We walked through...

My Memory of VE Day

In 1944 our department at the Arsenal was drafted to R.O.F. Risley and we were housed at Little London...

Bombs can drive you potty!

A significant effect of the flying bomb which exploded at the top of our close in Edgware North London was...

Thorogood family in Fulham

Eileen Thorogood lived in Greyhound Mansions, Greyhound Road, Fulham. Fulham memories: Sitting on the...

Our House Had Gone

The youngest of six children; my eldest brother was in the army and my eldest sister was married living in...

First Aid in Iver Cottage Hospital

In 1941 at the age of 19 I was evacuated with the Insurance firm Lloyds of London for whom I worked, from...

the ordinairy, the unexpected & the terrifying

Long journey to Wales, shunted into a siding en route where a friendly train driver and his fireman gave...

Wartime Duties

When war started, I was working in the drawing office at Lucas, Great King St. I was soon called up for...