London

MEMORIES OF MY PARENTS GEORGE AND EDNA WALKER

She had a great friend who lived in the flat above called Aunty Betty and she used to spend the night with...

My War in London and Northamptonshire

I was 20 when war broke out - on September 3, 1939- and at the time I was working at John Lewis's...

Uncle Jim: Send Him Pictorious!

The above photo is of Jim French. As far as Uncle Jim's photo is concerned, yes, it still stands out as...

Working at Chelmsford Hospital

Having attended nursing V.A.D. classes, I was called to work in Chelmsford General Hospital... I worked...

Bedbound as bombs dropped on London - on doctor's orders!

My father Arthur was a battery sergeant in the Royal Artillery and his regiment was sent to North Africa...

Memories of an 11 Year-Old in Edmonton on VE Day

On D-Day the 6th June I remember hearing General Eisenhower on the wireless say something like...

Radnage National Fire Service

As part timers they were responsible for the first aid at local fires and when the blitz was at its height...

RAIDERS APPROACHING

After travelling by steamer from Tilbury, Essex to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, a very naïve 22 year old...

Experiences of a nurse in wartime

In January 1940 I was sent to England to train as a nurse at Kings College Hospital. As I tried to reach...

Family at War

My Father was in charge of a Church of England office in Dean's Yard beside Westminster Abbey; he did...

My years as a WREN

I was Officer's Steward to Surgeon Captain Goodfellow and Captain Ardill of the base. My WREN friends...

Memories of Rose Margaret Harden. 1939-1945

My name is Rose Harden, my first memories of the war are of a bomb falling on our local corner shop, I...

V2s, Brussels Sprouts, and a Bicycle Wheell (Accompanies story A7792996)

We had already been blasted several times and poor old Mum had managed to cope with it, but this time she...

Ana's War

No one in charge, electricity not working, my husband arrived and helped lower the life-boat, everybody got...

ARP Chigwell Area 1939 to 1943

As my Aunt Marjorie lived in Shropshire and her daughter Josephine and her two children wanted to evacuate...

From Lewisham to Gold Beach

From Lewisham to Gold Beach...

HITLER'S GENOCIDE OVERPOWERED MY CONSCIENCE

As I worked at London's main postal sorting office I was in a reserved occupation. I saw service at...

My Experiences in the NAAFI

Sometimes I'd go out with my friends to Lincoln on the bus to go to the cinema and theatre. One time we...

Escapades of a 17 yr. old Ambulance Driver

I joined the London Auxiliary Ambulance Corps in London,. At 17 I was under age but was accepted as I had...

Looking Back & Hope for the Future (Yin & Yang)

Seeing the Anderson shelter in the BBC's wartime garden, here at Hampton court, brings back lots of...

My Wartime Memories

I left Derby for Pontefract in Yorkshire for basic training. After the dusk till dawn episodes we used to...

We never got any medals

The V2s or Rockets did such things as exploding on the way down and I remember one time when my mate Bob...

WW2 Recollections.

At the start of the war I was 18 and working at Littlewoods catelogue offices, using the comptometer to...

Wartime Romance

Meanwhile Pat had joined the Women's Junior Air Corps and quickly rose up from Sergeant to being an...

St Bartholomew's Hospital during World War Two

The first raid to affect St Bartholomew's Hospital took place on 11 September 1940, when a...

The Day I Was bombed

Then I glanced at Linda sitting by the window... I nodded and pointed to Linda....