- Contributed by
- Market Harborough Royal British Legion
- People in story:
- Colin Fraser
- Location of story:
- Eltham, London, SE9
- Background to story:
- Civilian
- Article ID:
- A6101434
- Contributed on:
- 11 October 2005
These miscellaneous recollections are submitted to the People’s War site by a member of Market Harborough Branch, Royal British Legion on behalf of Colin Frazer and have been added to the site with his permission. Mr Fraser fully understands the site’s terms and conditions.
Vivid Memories of Wartime as an 11- to 14-years old in Eltham, London, SE9 between 1942 and 1945.
® Doing a paper round and collecting shrapnel, bullet case and incendiary bomb fins, from previous night’s raid.
® Getting machine-gunned in daylight after coming out of a cinema.
® Diving into Anderson shelter when siren went whilst on paper round.
® Out cycling and watching oil bombs descending.
® Watching “doodle-bugs” and waiting for the explosions.
® Being two streets away from a V2 and seeing the utter devastation afterwards.
® Rationing, queuing, and sweet coupons.
® Schooling totally disrupted and being moved around so many times.
® Being evacuated for two weeks. I pined and Mother had me home.
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