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Interview with Ivy, by Kimberly, December 2004

Q Where did you live in 1939?
A I lived in Wolvercote, Oxford

Q Do you have any memories of the war?
A I remember one night I heard two German planes flying overhead. I knew they were German because of the sound of their engines

Q How old were you when the war broke out?
A 26 years old

Q Did you have any evacuees come and stay with you?
A Yes, I had two evacuees, one boy and one girl, they were brother and sister. They stayed for a very long time and they went to school here

Q Do you have any happy memories?
A Well, my first 2 children were born after the war. None of my immediate family were killed. My husband wasn’t posted abroad

Q Do you have any sad memories?
A My cousin, William, died. He was a navigator of the planes

Q Do you remember any of the air raids?
A I can’t really remember the air raids, but I do remember having an iron table, which was really tough, which we used to have to sit under

Q What do you remember about the end of the war?
A I was at my mother’s house when it was declared over the radio. We had street parties

Q Any other memories?
A I remember there were German prisoners of war mending the road, outside my house

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