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WW2 Through the Eyes of a Little Girl

My brother Roy was staying with a nice family, Mr. and Mrs. G. and their 7-year-old son Tony. My brother...

She said "Carol, War Has Been Declared"

Another unpleasant memory was sound of the enemy aircraft overhead at night; the throbbing of the engines...

Evacuated From London - The Clapton Family Story

A few days after we settled into Stepps Cottage and mum had collected Doreen, George and Lily from their...

WW2 in Somerset and Croydon

It was a long journey from Croydon, South London where we lived, particularly for a young boy and cars were...

Two Adolescent Years-Chamberlain to Blitz -Part One

So that when at the end of September I sat by the wireless in our kitchen, listening to the Prime Minister...

My War Years in London and Warwickshire

Anyway, Grandad decided that Mum and I should leave London and go to Alderminster to escape the bombs. I...

Geoffrey's War

They would fly in and by the time the sirens had gone they'd circle in on their way out so it...

Two Adolescent years-Chamberlain to Blitz Part Two

An interesting view of the situation of the German Army Command is given in the foreword by German General...

A Young Person's War in London: Hospital Care, Saved by Dad, Music from German POWs

A Young Person's War in London: Hospital Care, Saved by Dad, Music from German POWs. The remaining...

War Changed Our Lives-Memories of the West London Hospital

We saw Judy Garland in her latest film 'The Wizard of Oz'. We danced at the Cumberland Hotel near...

Being Evacuated: From Acton to Glamorgan

A short ride and we were at Acton Main Line railway station, where our parents and teachers shepherded us...

Joan Quibell's Diary - Part Six - 1943

It was here in “G” typing pool that I met Marjorie McIver, Joan Lindsell, Doris Keane, Queenie...

A Child's view of the war: In Peckham

Mum sewed our names in all our clothes and off we went to the railway station, I can't remember which...

War efforts, evacuation, first baby and rationing

Not all the homes were equally suitable: we were appalled to find some children sleeping in outhouses, on...

A Rifleman's War

Their commander's puritanical, even Cromwellian style of command led to 3rd Division's proudly...

War Memoirs of Reginald Kenneth Probst (part 1)

I was billeted in Upper Oldfield Park, with a young couple, Bernard and Lillian who had a young baby, in a...

The Story of William Ewins [W.Ewins : Part 1]

29th August 1916 was a very hot summers day in Wandsworth, London and in the largest bedroom of a small...

Memories of a Canal Boater [J.Peters : Part 1]

However when we got back, worse followed Miranda appeared from the butty cabin to put a pie the star in...

Memories of a Canal Boater [J.Peters : Part 2]

However it was only eleven by the time we cleared the lot and sailed out of the bottom lock with...

Memories of a Canal Boater [J.Peters : Part 3]

They knew Kit very well and talked across the stern of the two boats while we ate supper sky larking...

Memories of a Canal Boater [J.Peters : Part 5]

Vera, Wendy, Kit and I went over to listen to a radio broadcast of a canal programme in Frankey's...

Memories of a Canal Boater [J.Peters : Part 6]

She was on the motor and so went right into the lock with her boat and as soon as she had put...

London Blitz

About twenty years later I was in a pub in north London I was telling that tale when an unknown, to me,...

A Bermondsey Boys War. Part 4 Evacuation to Torquay.

St.Olave's was closed in London and evacuated to Torquay in Devon, so I would have to join it there,...

Wedding Day 30th August 1940 London

Then we got a taxi to Chalfont St. Peter, and it was a friend of Ken's. Joan, dad, mum spaniel, Ken and...

Evacuee to ATS driver

I was 13 years old in 1939, a pupil of Ilford County High School for Girls and living at 26 ARDWELL AVENUE,...