Wiltshire

Church Life in Trowbridge - Part 1

My mum and dad were caretakers and active members of the chapel next door, and our life was therefore...

A Dairy Maid's Story

When I first came to Britain I couldn't speak any English, but I learned it in no time at my boarding...

Memoirs of War

, the soldiers arrived in their dirty clothes which as you can imagine were very grubby and somewhat smelly...

Childhood Memories of Swindon, Wallingford and London during War

Uncle Robert was in the Navy on a cruiser and Uncle Len was a wireless operator with 12 Squadron....

And Then It All Calmed Down!

We had to do Morse code training, and this was held in a room on the 5th floor of the Hotel Victoria...

Early Days at School in Trowbridge

Church bells would only be rung if the Germans invaded and as the Headmistress considered the school bell...

A Young Boy in Wartime Wiltshire [D.Gurney : Part 1]

In August 1939 Dennis, then aged 8 or 9, and his 5 year old brother were taken on a holiday to Wiltshire...

The Glider's Landing Strip.

In the early stages of the war I was posted to a make shift airfield at Old Sarum working with Short...

Love from England to South Africa

Grampy sent Nan the money for her ticket and so in June 1948 my Nan left her beloved South Africa on the...

That Other Band of Women

Before WW2 this Close was home to the Cathedral clergy, respected citizens, theological students, and a...

Memories of Larkhill

It would be nice to include the names of some of the girls from Larkhill, in order that a memory is kept...

Our Day Centre has lots of Memories

A Town Hall in London ANNIE TOOKE kept War Diaries of London when she worked at the Town Hall on Report and...

My Daily Routine on Broome Manor Farm, Swindon

In the afternoons I worked in the dairy, bottling the milk - pressing on the caps by hand - or washing and...

This is the BBC Home Service: Part II

Childrens Hour with Uncle Mac - always at five o'clock, although strictly speaking in our part of the...

Trowbridge: Soldiers in Town

The army barracks in Trowbridge had for many years been important in the life of the town - and part of its...

Childhood Memories: Of D-Day in Salisbury

Billy Hughes, the Salisbury Librarian, who organised the concerts, was a talented artist. At that time too...

Holiday Time in WW2

Even then my mum and dad had last minute worries - the flying bombs were falling on London and we just that...

RedTape

My first job was in censorship work in Liverpool and then in Bermuda — where, although the work was...

An Evacuee's Tale

Immediately after my arrival home the Blitzkrieg started in earnest when the most serious attempt at...

The WAAFs in Upavon from Northampton -Margaret Moore

I made many good friends in the WAAF and played in the Up Avon Invincible hockey team in 1945....

On Being An Evacuee

The coaches arrived to take us to a school hall in a very quiet village in Wiltshire which was very...

Another Refugee Story

In September 1939 the Australians playing cricket and in papers it said "Australia Declared" I...

Dads Big Bonfire

There was a huge thump on the front door, Mum opened it expecting to see Dad but no, it was Towser our...

VE Day - Trowbridge Celebrates

A Chocsit Bigsit [part III]

The drays would unload, to the poor devil in his nest. Ralph had been a prisoner at the infamous....

Evacuees come to Trowbridge

I am sure those who were evacuated will be able to write more fully on this, but I write as it were...