- Contributed byÌý
- nottinghamcsv
- People in story:Ìý
- Margery Allwood
- Location of story:Ìý
- Ilkeston, Derbys
- Background to story:Ìý
- Civilian
- Article ID:Ìý
- A4558719
- Contributed on:Ìý
- 27 July 2005
"This story was submitted to the People's War site by CSV/ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio Nottingham on behalf of Margery Allwood with her permission. The author fully understands the site's terms and conditions."
When I was 14 yers and ready to leave school I'd hoped to work on an office. Mother said "who do you think you are?!" and told me to work at a stocking factory, 2/6 per week. All raw silk which gave me a "silk rash". Father was cross so I went to a factory making machine guns 6am-2pm, then 2-10pm altrenate weeks. Better pay 11/- per week and mother allowed me 11dp.p.w! (1d per 1/-) carried on with factory work all the war.
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