Stories categorised in 'Hampshire'. These stories may contain references to other themes.
On leaving Bath, Daddy returned to Portsmouth to search for a home, and the rest of us waited in Wales....
Towards the end of summer 1943 we were involved in an “invasion” exercise, the enemy being our...
Longdon Hall was situated far from the sea in the beautiful Staffordshire countryside about five miles from...
Most of the traffic was for the army; lorries big and small as well as Bren gun carriers and proper big...
There was a rumour that British bombs captured by the Germans in the retreat from the continent were being...
I remember sitting on the floor in the dining room of our rented house in Winton with my two brothers...
The police car with Birdie and the lobsters arrived on the dock... While Birdie boiled the lobsters, the...
OTHER THAN SEEING BATCHES OF LAND GIRLS GOING ABOUT THEIR DUTIES,” SHEP” WALKING HIS FLOCK OF...
It said 'Surname' followed by a written 'Atkins', then First Name followed by...
His long career in the Air Force included flying in both wars and being posted abroad so we had no settled...
All of Trudi's relatives were killed by the Germans. Mary's mother took the children and Trudi down...
Some general comments on the subject as seen by the writer in conjunction with others on Reg Batt's...
The first months of the War were relatively quiet, with just a few German planes making sorties over...
Above every bed was a child's slate on which was chalked rank, name, number and regiment of the...
The planks were laid down and a bed made up for my two brothers. My parents decided to send me to Bedford...
A supply of body lice was required for testing on DDT, and I and a few of the small group of friends...
Evacuation of Paris and Dunkirk Sometime after 10 June we saw the evacuation of Paris and watched a French...
And then, suddenly, two chaps — civilians — came into the cutting-room: one in a blue rain-coat...
Extra hours In the spring of 1944, increased numbers of personnel appeared - not only Wrens and naval...
The bombing started in 1940 and my sister and I had a week off from school, half term and we had a...
Before I knew all the rules of the Fighter Station, I sauntered across the Parade Ground, and an Officer...
Seeing my expression, and in order to prevent a punch-up, he was obliged to explain to me that some of the...
Minna Chatrine Tofte in ATS uniform with her Scots Terrier. My mother, Minna Chatrine Tofte, met my father,...
Our food office was completely bombed out and the Guild Hall was bombed....
The following Saturday morning my sister and I used our pocket money to go from Overton to Basingstoke. On...
From there I went to Crail in Fifeshire, Scotland where I was a driver and drove the officers around, even...
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