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Stories categorised in 'Air Raids and Other Bombing'. These stories may contain references to other themes.

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William James Pooleicon for Story with photo

This picture was submitted by Alfred Leonard from Bristol....

My father helps during the bombing raids

I remember when Kitts Green Road in Birmingham was bombed....

Coventry on fire

We used to take bed clothes and pillows and sleep in the barns as it felt safer from the bombs than in...

Victory Parade in Oslo 2icon for Story with photo

Victory Parade in Oslo 2...

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Gabriel Hill

My Great Uncle Gabriel, known as Gabe to his family and friends was a career army man....

music in wartime

On St Leonards Road in Leicester there was music on loud speakers and people were dancing in the street....

No. 9 Bomb Disposal Companyicon for Story with photo

No. 9 Bomb Disposal Company...

Annie Walkericon for Story with photo

Annie Walker...

Victory Parade in Osloicon for Story with photo

View of the victory parade in Oslo, Norway. This picture was submitted Mr Garraway of Bristol who was there...

Blast! by Helen Young

Blast! by Helen Young. One day we were all on standby at the bottom of a railway line and we were convinced...

Bang Bang

It was just another day in the war....

A Near Miss

One day during a break at the egg-packing factory, there was a plane fight overhead. A bullet from a plane...

Living with the Germans - Air Raids - finding shrapnel

And there was always after the air raids, looking for shrapnel and things like that....

Hot tea and hard floors

Anderson shelter

CO photo no.2icon for Story with photo

This is a photo of George Thorne who was Martin Davies section leader in Germany 1946....

Michael Daniels born November 1934

Rose Remembers

I lived in Bilston during the war. I can remember hearing the sirens, the all-clears and the planes going...

The Family Cricket Teamicon for Story with photo

The Family Cricket Team...

Testing

Wartime Book - Frontline

Cover of the Wartime Book - Frontline....

Spitfire

Street Partyicon for Story with photo

Street Party...

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