Bradford and West Yorkshire

The True Story of the Bombing of Bradford -Part One

To come to the point, Alan had been to the Ritz cinema in Bradford, on the night that the bombs fell on...

Len Parker -Boyhood experiences Part 2

I travelled on a bus to a village near Barnsley where a man bred fine whippets, James loved this breed of...

The True Story of the Bombing of Bradford -Part 2

There was also a report on tramlines being disrupted in Tyrrel Street. Other incidents across Bradford are...

Life as a Conscientious Objector and Nurse during the Blitz

There were one or two incendiary raids when I was on duty and I can recall one where a number of the...

Enid's RAF Memories

Later my friend Gwyn and I decided to volunteer to go to RAF Colerne, near Bath, in Wiltshire... I went...

An Evacuee's Story (Aug 1939- Sept 1944)

This time I was taken to Mr and Mrs Johnstoneat the other end of town near the railway station, far from my...

S.D.M.T

In some types the chassis and body are built as one unit. bAN INTEGRAL COMBUSTION ENGINE, with its...

A Soldier Goes to War Part 3

The main military unit was a Royal Artillery battery of field guns consisting of some of the army's...

The Life of a Child on the Home Front — Part 2

One large bomb landed in HM Prison at Wakefield, in an old disused gas holder, which had to be made safe....

The Life of a Child on the Home Front — Part 1

We had recently moved to a larger house and were only just getting used to this new "electricity"....

A Close Call with a Buzz Bomb !

Mum and I went to London after the Blitz, even then night and day bombing was daily. Mum and I went to...

Memories: A Wartime Childhood in Ripon

I do remember my father carrying me to the back door of the house on a moonlight night and seeing what I...

Geoffrey Darby -Wartime Memories

As a cub and later a scout in the 32nd Huddersfield Group at the Moldgreen Methodist Church down Wakefield...

Ossett (W.Y.) in the War - 1939 - 1945

The line of ten high explosive bombs that landed in Ossett landed between the houses. 1 The King George VI...

WAR TIME MEMORIES IN STANLEY

FATHER:COLLIERY MANAGER MOTHER:HOUSEWIFE BROTHER:ROYAL NAVY SISTER:PIT CANTEEN MYSELF:GRAMMAR SCHOOL...

A Childhood War

On one occassion when dad was working, mum had a nightmare, she was convinced an aircraft was on fire and...

Please Send The Curlers

However, David did tell me that when he saw Lewis's Liverpool van parked outside a house in the...

EVACUATION FROM LEEDS ON 1ST SEPT. 1939 CHAPTERS 3 & 4

No doubt Barbara and Bernard were receiving vibes from Betty and like me, were becoming more and more...

Ada Green -"In the Ack Ack"

I came out of that battery and went to another one and I were at Leeds and then when they were disbanding...

Audrey's War

We dug for victory everywhere - back gardens, parks, playing fields, round the local sewage works and...

Letter about bombs in Bradford 1940

Jerry turned again and dropped five big bombs which scattered smaller incendiary bombs when they...

An "Old" Boy's Story

My fathers mother was at this time cook and my aunt Elsie maid to Lady Salmond. Lady Salmond was then...

Margaret's and Fred's Story

Eeeh it were like a second honeymoon,. The day after Fred's departure Margaret made her way back to...

Brenda Haley -Bomb damage at home

Dad heard during the night that Savile Town had been bombed, so one of his work mates lent him their bike...

War Work for the GPO

As young girls just beginning, we would sit next to the teleprinter ‘operator’ and as messages...

Evacuation from Bradford

I recall my mum telling Ethel whatever happens we must stay together. Ethel wrote home and mum answered but...