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My mother Florence Bannerman often tells me about her contribution during the second " World War"....
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While I was at work one day, my mother's house was bombed, no warning had been given but this bomb...
It was a happy time, quite a family affair, my uncle Perce worked along side me on the assembly line, my...
In younger and more spirited days Mr Maloney was a very keen footballer and his efforts for the company...
My grandfather was a sergeant in the St. John's Ambulance. The area behind Langsett Reservoir became...
I remember during that time riding our bikes along the lanes in the early morning anf seeing dark curly...
My most treasured memories of my time working as a toolroom apprentice at the Bristol Aero Engine works are...
In my spare time, I used to go out dancing in the town... There were all sorts of soldiers there: English,...
Everybody had ration books and had to register with a Grocer and Butcher....
Ramsgate had always been a very busy place before the war as a holiday resort, but when the war got going...
The conveyor belt was the full length of the room. My Auntie Eleanor used to go and sit in the corner when...
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