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When walking on Riddlesdown, between Purley and Sanderstead, Mum and I saw a lot of army vehicles parked in...
The early years are hazy; memories of sitting on dad's lap to have a family photo taken and his army...
There was an unexploded bomb near the rear entrance to Ewell Court Park... Dad worked in the City of...
It was decided that as my husband Nigel was on the reserve of the Sherwood Foresters and would be called up...
Jack and his sister Chana travelled with a group of children that left by train in March 1939. Jack's...
Whilst at Bushey Park I saw famous men and leaders of the Forces, both British Officers and Generals as...
Although I very well remember the German air raid on Croydon airport during the early evening of 15th...
Well, with tinned food rationed for many years - and rarely seeing the tasty sardines - I ate three tins...
Off to Church Crookham After my training was completed, I was posted to Church Crookham near Aldershot and...
A few weeks later he contacted me to say that he was raising funds for war effort, and asked if I would...
My husband had an aunt who was cook to the then Countess Cowley who lived in a mansion in Wiltshire. This...
After a couple of weeks I was transferred to the hangar, Foxwarren 45, situated at Redhill Road, Byfleet,...
The planks were laid down and a bed made up for my two brothers. My parents decided to send me to Bedford...
I chose to be Driver Trice 110416 - a very proud moment but a bit of a shock after being led to...
I'm now 70, but still have vivid memory's of those 6 years of my childhood, the German bombers...
In 1941 I received a letter from Snowdons saying they were moving the office out of London and would I like...
Our instructions were: travel "on the cushions" to Eastleigh Depot, light engine to Southampton...
If in our Surrey hills village before the WAR we could enjoy really dark nights 'choc full' of...
The first flying bomb to hit Cranleigh had landed in the Rookery, a small wood between the railway line and...
In Weybourne I had an ATS Sergeant posted to my unit as an Officer's Mess Caterer. Overall I spent...
I learned that evening that a barrage balloon had broken loose from its moorings at Croydon Airport and...
I found myself as a Signals Corps trainee and sent to ex-King Farouk's luxury villa in nearby Kingston,...
Recorded at Surrey History Centre for Gladys Newlyn ex ATS W/184369. We arrived at the gates of Buller...
HENRY LUND'S WAR L/CPL Henry John Adam LUND ARMY NO. 818964 POW NO. 16975 ROYAL ARTILLERY CORPS OF...
We lived in Selsdon, near Croydon, in a triangle between Croydon, Biggin Hill and Kenley aerodromes... His...
Minna Chatrine Scott, nee Tofte, formerly of the ATS, in Warlingham with her Scots Terrier. Young Mr.B: May...
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