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V1 Mystery Solved

When I got back to school, I was amazed to see a long line of people,all dusty and some with bandages going...

Memories of 1940

There being no sound when my brother and I went round the back road to the house after two days --- there...

My Father's War

My father, Robert Powton, joined up in September 1939 as a Clerk in REME, later transfering to the...

Living in London

The Anderson shelter erected in the back garden was very damp – water collected in the bottom –...

My Parents War

Briefly: my parents war, mum Doris still alive: dad was born in 1920 in Glasgow, as a boy of 19 he enlisted...

Norwood Green Hero

At home, my father, William Rees, a veteran of the Somme, holder of the oak leaf cluster for bravery, also...

When My Baby was Born

As the local hospital had been bombed by flying bombs I had to go to the hospital in Bromley by Bow, which...

Evacuee Dies Aged 12 in Wales

In 1941,three of the children-Bill, Len and their sister,Audrey were evacuated to Aberbargoed, a small...

Who stole the Silver Spoons?

It was very close to the Woolwich Arsenal, a weapons manufacturer; so many bombs were dropped close to...

Wartime Nursing

It was my morning off on sunday 3rd September I went to church ,were we were told that we had declard war,...

A Messenger Boy

Just a lonely scruffy little ten year old Cockney kid Walking aimlessly down a silent traffic free cobbled...

Wartime Memories: The Messenger Boy

Through the Sea Cadets I got a job as a Messenger Boy for the Naval Department at the Ministry of...

A Memorable Day: Catford School Bombing

Once to attend a memorial service in January of last year, where I happened to meet and make friends with...

Surviving.....Just: Memories of Newham, London

I had two children to look after, my husband was working away, building aerodromes. I spent quite a time in...

My Worst Night in the Air Raid Shelter

They sounded very close as they were mobile and moved around to get the best advantage for firing at the...

Mill Hill 41-45

In 1944 during the doodlebug raids I cycled to school with my friend Audrey. I had a sudden thought that we...

Dirty Londoners in Norfolk by Terri Gleeson

He called the police and they came round with a bucket of water in the back of the car, and put the...

The Day the Telegram Came

The worst thing was that we were so near the end of the War and my Mum had found us a house...

Boy's Toy

Because of the attention of the Luftwaffe, this area became known as 'Bomb Alley'. If they had any...

Life in London, the V 2 and V.E.Day

Every night the platforms of underground stations became dormitories for weary Londoners seeking...

Allan's First Day at School

My grandmother, Beatrice Carter was a tiny lady of four foot eleven, with dark hair, dark eyes, and tonnes...

Trapped Outside during an Air Raid on London

My Grandfather was a stubborn old man and refused to go to the tube station and insisted if he was going to...

Just Another Day during the Blitz

I was nearly 4 years old when ww2 broke out and living in Lydford Road in Paddington W9. one day during...

Con."3 Friends One Survivor"

There was a strongly held belief that the "Mazawatee Tea Factory" chimney adjoining the canal,...

Bombing In Islington & Evacuation

Once I moved there I could have got a job with Morris Motors but decided not to becuse money was tight at...

Private Evacuation.

This came about because our next door neighbour in Dagenham, Mrs. Carnaby, was a Yorkshire woman and I went...