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The forced labour was more for the bunkers. I remember the bunkers being built, it was purely forced labour with German guards. But there was a lot of sabotaging by the forced labour as well. I can remember that some of the forced labour were at the Blancs Bois, and I remember going with my Dad to New Anneville in the Vale, which was my grandfathers’ place, and we were with the horse and carriage, and we had to stop on our way back, near the Blancs Bois, to let the forced labour going through. There were hundreds of them it seemed. They were going from there towards up the Friquet, and there were dogs all along the line to keep them in line. And I always remember my Dad saying — “Those poor workers are going to Alderney and I suppose that’s the last we’ll see of them”. And he wasn’t far wrong there, because they suffered terribly in Alderney.
HIRZEL DOREY

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