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15 October 2014
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E M Sommers A Childhood Memory

As the weeks went past I heard people speaking of the threat of war, and my dad, being a arch-pessimist was...

E M Sommers Part 2

There may be questions you are asking, like, ‘If the farmer was let to Charlie, why was my Dad...

E M Sommers Part 3

During the earlier part of the war my Dad bought an Exmoor mare and trap, in case petrol was...

E M Sommers Part 4

So, after thought, I found a used golden syrup tin, a torch bulb, and for power?.. I unplugged the back of...

E M Sommers Part 5

And, talking of Italians, when my sisters third baby was due, her eldest child, a girl, came to stay with...

E M Sommers Part 6

As Christmas approached one year, a friend was visiting and I asked her if she would like to see our...

E M Sommers Part 7

We still didn't have the modern conveniences, and had to beat the carpets on the grass or clothesline,...

E M Sommers Part 8

Few, if any, wore black for Funerals, again because of rationing. Petrol too was rationed and many people...

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