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15 October 2014
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Memories of a Telegram Girl

When the Second World War broke out I worked at Green's in Bassingham as the telegraph girl and I used...

American Independance Day

She went along to the Tower Ballroom in Blackpool on the 4th July 1944. After training all day my father...

John Smith's Navy Story Picture 1icon for Story with photo

See also story A6784356 and A6786903....

Frazzled Nerves

I was 11 years old and my father couldn't stand it anymore! His nerves were frazzled so he moved us to...

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schoolday memeories of wartime years by H.J.Forrest

Some gangs, older than us were quite violent and there were tales of nasty beatings and fights,so we were...

A Wedding in War Timeicon for Story with photo

A Wedding in War Time...

Fake stockings

An aunt of mine and her friends used to go to Plantation Side sandbanks on the River Lean at Hyson Green to...

How many returned?

One night at a dance on Salisbury Plain I realised as the evening wore on that men were leaving. In fact...

Civilian internee

When Hong Kong was captured by the Japanese we were taken prisoner. We were all held in the Santo Tomas...

Life at ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ in WW2 - looking after French

I also looked after a French boy whose mother used to work for the Free French, but I lost contact with...

Prisoners on a farm (Bert Bailey)

Prisoners on a farm. I remember 10 to 15 prisoners of war coming to the farm in trucks....

Living with the Germans - Money

I can remember going in to get stuff, we used German marks, we used francs and also Guernsey money, notes...

Surprise from Africa!

A box arrived from somewhere in Africa, a gift from my older brother Herbert Lacey, who was posted over...

Dad in the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Guard

Dad - Too young to join up until the latter part of the War so he was in the home guard until...

Text Book Hitler

I was in Germany at the end of the war with the Commission for Germany, on the education side. One of our...

Baby Brianicon for Story with photo

Baby Brian...

O’Hare Family Picturesicon for Story with photo

This is a picture of my Aunt and Uncle Peter and Edna Swan. Peter was in the Navy....

Seven Brothers

During the Second World War my Father and 6 of his brothers all served in the Army at the same time. My...

A Wartime Wedding.icon for Story with photo

Gladys married Bert Osborne on 22nd December, 1940 at Osmington Church, near Weymouth. Bert was a farmer,...

Sandyhills Tennis and Bowling CLub

On VE Day, I was playing tennis with my friends; I was a member of Sandyhills Tennis and Bowling Club....

An American Friend

He had a sister in America called Jacqueline and when 1 got married and had a daughter I decided to name...

My Father

My dad was called up in 1940 but did not serve long as he was involved in a nasty accident. A dispatch...

Baby Brian - Tiny Toticon for Story with photo

Baby Brian - Tiny Tot...

Making Bombs

The information I have given you is very limited as I was a young child at the time my mother worked at...

Peanut Butter Incident as told by his daughter Mrs.M.Williams.

Peanut Butter Incident as told by his daughter Mrs.M.Williams. It was peanut butter....

The school has been bombed 3icon for Story with photo

The school has been bombed 3...

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