International Friendships

The Glider Snatch

One grey morning in October 1944 as the North Luffenham children made their way to the railway station,...

Playing Soccer with the POWs

Now I knew Alderman George Lea and Alderman Bob Knight, and they knew my father very well and we still...

A Most Unusual Evacuation

This incident happened on 28th April, 1944 when nine German “E” boats broke our defences and...

Countryside Wartime Memories

Another of my memories happened early in the war, when the Grange family were coming from their bungalow at...

Stories from Cove Village

The following stories were originally published in Arthur Lunn's book ‘Cove: A Village at...

Audrey's wartime Adventures -Part 6: US Airforce bike repairs - Andrew’s field, Great Saling Essex 1943

Audrey's wartime Adventures -Part 6: US Airforce bike repairs - Andrew's field, Great Saling Essex...

First Dream

There was a German prisoner of war camp approximately one mile from where I lived on the outskirts of...

Audrey's Wartime Adventures -Part 5: German POWs - Essex 1944

Standing, looking out at the weather from the barn door, was Bruno, the sergeant in charge of these boys....

Carved on a Tree for 56 Years.

Their new homes were the Nissan huts erected around the perimeter of the Moyola Park Estate, Castledawson,...

Memories of Wartling Home Guard

My name is Jim Honeysett, I am 88 years old, and was born in Wheelwright Cottage Wartling, near...

A Long friendship Part 2

We met Frau Schellhass several more times in Germany, and when we last saw her aged 99 in an old...

Sussex Home Guard

My name is Jim Honeysett; I am 88 years old and was born in Wheelwright Cottage Wartling, near Herstmonceux...

Memoirs of a Teenage Schoolgirl in WW2

At one time we had Canadian soldiers stationed in one of the big houses and I had to deliver newspapers to...

BBC FAMILY HISTORY

Millie lived near the 4th road bridge in Edinborough this meant that they underwent heavy bombing because...

A Railway Lad and the Yanks

The area between Braunton and Saunton was like a Kelki canvas town with Scottish and American troops and...

My Experiences of the Second World War as a Boy.

When the warning sounded mum and dad crammed my sister, my baby brother and I into the cupboard under the...

The British Soldier

Major Fletcher, an elderly officer, but a lovely chap, Lt Young, he was involved with UNRA and was kind to...

Memories of a Little Nipper in Iddesleigh, Devon

I lived in the village of Iddesleigh in Devon... I also remember my parents saying "Thats German planes...

My War Effort as a Child (K.Lamb)

An American B17 bomber also crashed on a chicken farm. There were lots of opportunities for dances, most of...

Christmas Day on the Front Line (Taken from F for Fox)

Lieutenant Thresher supplies this version of Christmas Day spent in a farmhouse by the left section of the...

Normal Life During the War

We didn't get any direct hits on my house which was very lucky however our next door neighbour did, as...

Yankee Tears in Portadown

John Ford is in his seventies now and works as a school Patrol warden in Portadown and he told me about his...

Memories of life in Brixham and Coventry during the War

Memories of life in Brixham and Coventry during the War...

Memoirs of WW2

I started my first job as a 16 year old clerk - telegraphist at Warrenpoint Railway station in 1943. Very...

Overpaid, Oversexed and Over Here

Marlborough Road, Broome Manor Lane, Coate Water, Chiseldon. I used to go down to Coate Water to write a...

Helping the Other Side

I used to go there with my best friend, Alan. who lived next door. Alan was a couple of years older than...