London

Embarrased in the Cinema

During my training period at Barnard Castle I was also a projectionist in the camp cinema, on this...

Bombed out

At the height of the London bombing, my family lived in Hillcross Crescent, Morden, which was a road almost...

Family holiday at the beginning of the War

If the Job Fits...

The next time they called me up for the Army, the REMY, and we were shipped up to Scotland for training......

To London for VE Day

One day myself and Mrs Bladon and two daughters, a son and a nephew caught the train to London. We decided...

"Children's bomb experience"

There was a bomb blast/raid and the house got damaged, ceilings collapsed and the front door was blown...

The Morning Collection

We lived in 3 Denis Park Crescent, Wimbledon SW20 during the war, my brother Allan, parents George and...

My Life Time Story

When I was 18 I asked for the lady dispach officers, worked and trained at Hendon Police Station... I used...

Doodlebug drops in Holloway

I was in the bedroom with my baby who was in the cot... I was by the cot and I was wearing...

A cockney works for M.I.5

I was stationed in London, but travelled around all over the place... Ealing, actually, that's not true...

From dungarees to dance dresses

My sister and I were asked to run a student land army camp at Broomhall near Dunfermline... One of the...

Meeting Dad

I was seven years old when I was evacuated, via Morocco, to London in 1940. You can read about our...

Chased by a doodle bug

I was ten years old at the outbreak of war and was evacuated to Weston super Mare but came back soon...

Our house bombed in Tottenham

I was a child during the war, living in Tottenham and was not evacuated....

The Day I Lost My "Bottom Drawer"

Three months before my wedding took place in September 1944, I was living with my sister Doris and her...

Memories Pre-Army Service

I had a horrible thought, “would we ever reach our new home, would we be bombed, would the furniture...

That Bloody Mr.Hitler

My mother, who was breast feeding my younger brother at the time, was so shaken by the explosion that she...

Blind Date at Dover Castle Gates

I worked in the Dumpy Caves in Dover Castle where the plotting went on....

Translating messages at the BBC

There would be a whole lot of wax cylinders and we had to get the speed right to hear the message. Messages...

Enemy Aliens

During the war my grandparents were labelled ‘enemy aliens’, they were German refugees in...

Trapped Under the Bed

One night when the bombs started to fall I got under the bed for safety and got stuck because of my...

Special Post!

Whilst I was there a cargo vessel called ‘Pissaro’, part of the McAndrew shipping line became...

Albert’s Bike

He quickly got dressed and walked to the Salvation Army hall — about 1 ½ miles away... He then...

Little Sister - My Mother's Narrow Escape.

She went up the stairs to get her sister a blanket because it was really cold under the stairs where they...

The Last Rocket and the Birthday Party

I was invited to a friend's birthday party... This was the very last rocket to be dropped on England on...

Winston In Whitehall

When VE day arrived, my friend Dave Smith and I decided to visit London and see the celebrations. After...