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My first and only real recollection of the war was when I was 4 years old and it was the V.E Day Party at Fown Hope Village Hall.

I can remember being given my first banana there and I didn’t know what to do with it. My mother peeled it and rubbed it on my teeth so I could get a taste for it.

I can remember the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Guard giving a demonstration of their skills. They hung straw dummies and rammed them with their bayonets yelling and screaming. That left an impression on me.

I also remember being given ice cream that day; it was a real treat although I had had it before. This story was submitted to the People’s war site by Jacci Phillips of the CSV Action Desk at ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Hereford and Worcester on behalf of Robert Watts and has been added to the site with his permission. The author fully understands the site’s terms and conditions.

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