On the night Coalville was bombed my husband pushed me under the bed for protection — I was expecting...
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I worked in munitions in Cosby, Leicestershire at Alfred Herberts which was a firm from Coventry. We would...
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I was in the Land Army... There were only Land Army girls there....
I lived in Evington in Leicester. My friend lived opposite, Dorothy, and we'd get together....
My dad, John Alec Sidwell was in the RAF in India. He sent letters to me and my mum often....
There was a party to celebrate VE Day at Lancaster Place, Leicester Fire Station about 2 or 3 weeks after...
My Uncle was a fireman during the war....
My dad, John Alec Sidwell sent numerous letters to us... He was in India in the RAF....
My father was in the RAF. He did write to me and my mother often and we exchanged photographs....
My House During The War...
I remember one occasion when my dad was posted to the POW Camp on Shady Lane in Leicester and he was able...
After a bomb my dad walked the streets and had to cut a babys shawl to remove it from it's mum... J....
My dad was dressed in tropical kit in the RAF in India late 1944....
Left to Right, N Fisher,W Johnson, Y Farmer, T Pegg, C Oxby, C Emery, J Fisher, C Johnson Children Betty...
Married to Joan Rowbotham in 1945 — Lived on Newark in Lincoln....
Looking for information on Michael Jenkins, All i've got is a picture of some soldiers with my dad who...
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