- Contributed byÌý
- littleEmilyRatcliffe
- People in story:Ìý
- Mother, Mabel and I (Garner)
- Location of story:Ìý
- Dukinfield, Cheshire
- Background to story:Ìý
- Civilian
- Article ID:Ìý
- A3349505
- Contributed on:Ìý
- 30 November 2004
The lady from next door came in and sat with Mabel, mother and I listening to the radio when war was declared. It was known that news was coming through. Father was at work at the time.
We went to church that night and took our gas masks with us which we had all been issued with. All the congregation had also got their gas masks.
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