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A Boy's War Chapter 1

It was arranged that Dad, and my big brother Jim would drive home to Gloucester in the family car, with all...

Memories of a Child (Part1)

On arrival at Nana Smith's house, Mam collapsed in an extremely undignified heap and was only revived...

Dorothy Bartle Chepstow Memories

Of a night time, Mum always used to look through the window to see that they were blacked out properly over...

Wartime Memories written for my grandchildren Pt 2

My dancing teacher planned extravagant ‘Displays'. She hired the Avenue Hall in the Avenue and...

Billy's war time memories

They lived at Burgh Heath Surrey but Bill and his mother, brother and sister were sent down to stay with...

The Life of Ethel Jenkins Chapter 5

The British were considerably embarrassed when the French not only chose to fight but also to do so from...

Mum's Life 1

I think he was killed in the war after Chris died, his Dad died, his Mum went to live with Lily and...

The East End in the War

They moved to 3 Bradwell St. The island was called thus because it was an enclave bordered by the L.N.E.R....

Personal Stories from Our Family Book,Owen Neal.

Kenneth's first voyage in 1940 was on the Mary Kingsley, an old ship, and because it had been heavily...

Keith Underwood's Memories -Part 2

I would have had to pass Beachley Post Office, which was then at the side of the Three Salmons and run by...

The Depression and World War Two: Part 2: Childhood Memories

Sagger called him his ‘Dancing Doll’ the reason being, when Mervyn was called to the front of...

An Evacuee Unwelcomed in Lytham St Annes

With no obvious plan stops were made at random houses, and the householders asked if they were willing to...

Dorothy Taylor-How I saw the Second World War part 1

I remember that Mam came to the classroom door to say ‘goodbye’ and my seven year old brother,...

The Story of Lillian Ewins [L.Ewins : Part 1]

She found a job with a lady named Lillian Ellis, who was at that time The President of the American Red...

A Boy's War Chapter 2

I then learnt, about the Merchant Navy Cadet Training Ships, “Conway”, “Worcester”,...

Keith Underwood's Memories -Part 1

I lived with my family in the army quarters at Pennsylvania Village which at that time was isolated on the...

To Die For Mussolini -Part 5

I was left with no hope to see him again and started to move away when I heard somebody calling me, I...

Country Life, Farming and Food Production

We had a local milk factory in Beaminster, and of course there was no refrigeration as such in those days,...

One Child's Story Part 2

Mum hadn't got back from shopping when the bomb landed on the library but luckily Dad was at home. Dad...

Effie's War in Lincolnshire - Part 1

My father was a Special Constable and came into closer contact with these exotic flyers when he had to...

The Unloved and the Unlovely, part 1

My brother and sister, five other children and myself were placed in the home of a well to do spinster who...

The Depression and World War Two: Part 3: Childhood Memories

Shrapnel, bomb and shell casing fragments, were all important to children during World War11... Children...

Buzz Bombs to VE Day (continued)

Mike Gerrard: Well my father was most of the time …, half the time he was in this country, yes I was...

Growing up in Whitehaven, Cumbria during World War Two

Mark came to Whitehaven with a large number of children accompanied by their teachers, one of whom was a...

My Wartime Childhood Memories

Our local ‘British Restaurant’ was a few hundred yards away in Long Ditton village hall,...

Occupied Islands (Part 1)

For those willing to leave the Island, the evacuation of the islands was intended to be children with their...