Surrey

A D-Day Remembrance: Childhood Memories of Woking

Our house was about a quarter of a mile from the main London to Portsmouth rail line, and just outside of...

From High Heels to Wellies: In the Women's Land Army

We were employed by Sir Roland Hodge in Surrey for a period on his farm and with his great kindness invited...

Shame of a Sergeant Major

In 1943 I was an Army Clerk stationed at the South East Weapons Training School in Old Bunn Hill New...

In Surrey at the Start of the Battle of Britain

When the war began, I lived at 4 Arundel Avenue, Morden, Surrey, in a semi-detached house in a quiet...

A Reedham Boy's View of the War

Back at Reedham after Christmas, night raids were in progress and many incendiary bombs were dropped in the...

War Memoirs with the 12th Lancers — May 1939-Dec 1941

I remember being detailed to drive a prototype Scout Car which steered on all 4 wheels, having a little...

Bombings, Near Misses, Brutal Schooling - and More: A Childhood in Guildford

The part which really got to him was that German paratroopers were going to land on Stag Hill and take...

A Bill Brown Experience - Chapter 1: Joining the Grenadier Guards D Rothery

During this period there would be no talking or smoking, and if I wished to go to the toilet or replenish...

Home Again: Warlingham, Surrey. 1945-47

I thought the task of preparing a worthy Christmas under conditions differing little from wartime was a...

An Infant In Surrey

Dust Carts,, were pulled by horses so after one passed, there was a rush for the droppings of the horses,...

Starting School during the war.

Back at home in Surrey we, that is my parents and my home, had survived the “blitz” which was a...

World War 2 and My Life in Hull

Beverley was our most frequent destination, since one of Annie's sisters, Laura, and her husband, Rob...

Life and Love in the ATS :Part 1

One night there was no dance band so Margaret's father, my uncle George, deputised. I was pleased to be...

The Story of Bevin's Babes: Chapter 6

7 THE SUMMARY OF MARLENE'S STORY — In London, she details her early memories of being shuttled...

Billy's war time memories

They lived at Burgh Heath Surrey but Bill and his mother, brother and sister were sent down to stay with...

Dorothy Collis's Story Part 3

There was no let up with the air-raids, and Violet, as I mentioned before was becoming more and more upset,...

An easy war in the Royal Artillery (Part 2)

I tried to explain this delightful situation to the Captain Q.M. who was to take over from me having coming...

A Bill Brown Experience: Chapter 3 D Rothery: With the Grenadier Guards in Pirbright and Chelsea

On one of my Saturday afternoon fatigues, I had to report to the Sergeant's mess cookhouse and report...

Dorothy Collis's Story Part 2

Even ships carrying children, who were being evacuated to Commonwealth countries such as Canada, Australia,...

An Evacuee's Story

When I recently visited Oakhurst cottage where I lived during the Second World War as an evacuee, I was...

Frensham at War

Frensham is a parish and village between Haslemere and Farnham, and is located on the edge of a very large...

Dorothy Collis's Story Part 4

Most of our armies were in North Africa, with Field Marshall Montgomery fighting a hard battle with Field...

Uncle Willoughby and the Bullies:Childhood memories

So I was not surprised when I was clipped round the ear by Willoughby Hogg for collecting unfired blank...

A Collection of Memories by John Rawlings - Preface, Chapters 1 and 2

One of these single vehicle trips took driver Bickerstaff, with me as co-driver, to Biggin Hill... In...

Irene Seaton’s World War Two Reminiscences

Mum would protect the furniture with covers — in particular our Marconi Radiogram that was Dad's...

A Boy's Experiences

One day, there was no air raid warning, and just after leaving the School gates with many other children, I...