Extracts from Winifred Basham's diary 1939-1945

Extracts form Winifred Basham's diary 1939-1945 Chapter 1

Wed Sept 20th - Percy was fixing up the coalshed so we can get a stock of coal and coke in before...

Extracts from Winifred Basham's diary 1939-1945 Chapter 2

Three of Percy's boys picked up one of the bombs in a wood and are now in hospital... While Percy and...

Extracts from Winifred Basham's diary 1939-1945 Chapter 3

Tues 11th Feb - Percy came home this dinner-time with the news that the Sidegate Lane district was bombed...

Extracts from Winifred Basham's diary 1939-1945 Chapter 4

Sat 21st Feb - We collected the barley samples and skidded off to Norwich, where Percy made the astonishing...

Extracts from Winifred Basham's diary 1939-1945 Chapter 5

Mon 14th June - Roger began to yell before 2am and at 2.16 the sirens sounded and Percy had to go on...

Extracts from Winifred Basham's diary 1939-1945 Chapter 6

So after dinner we went for a picnic with Roger on my bike and Gillian on Percy's... I put Gillian to...

Extracts from Winifred Basham's diary 1939-1945 Chapter 7

Fri 23rd Feb - Percy had to go to Youth Centre and I got out my sewing machine and started on the...