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15 October 2014
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Grandad Hornet in the Second World Waricon for Story with photo

This is a picture of my Grandad taken during World War II with some of his friends....

Evacuation

We were evacuated to the country a few years after the war started....

My childhood

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The Real Life of Brian

Happier Timesicon for Story with photo

Happier Times...

Betties story

I was 11 scared we all were .we had to stay in the airaid shelter until the all clear as we did...

My Mothers War Time Diary

Please give me your email address, I have the whole of my mothers war time diary on a Floppy disk....

My uncle's first day in the war

School Child Victory Certificateicon for Story with photo

This is my certificate given to every school child at the end of the war....

Family Teddy Bearicon for Story with photo

Family Teddy Bear...

Luck in WW2

Bomb Boy

I was with a group of friends when we went to the place where a bomb fell the night before....

Happy Birthday?

Happy Birthday. It was my fifth birthday and one that I will never ever forget....

Eileen Manwaring's memories

Eileen Manwaring's memories...

Happy Birthday?

Happy Birthday. It was my fifth birthday and one that I will never ever forget....

singing during the war

Happy Birthday?

Happy Birthday. It was my fifth birthday and one that I will never ever forget....

Wartime evacuation to the USA 1940-45icon for Story with photo

Wartime evacuation to the USA 1940-45...

CHILDREN IN WORLD WAR 2

School Child Victory Certificateicon for Story with photo

This is my certificate given to every school child at the end of the war....

My memory of V.E. Day is

A Day To Remember POEM

1941 - May Raids

War story told to me in 2003

Location of these stories were Clacton on Sea greensward during the airshow....

The Coconut Groveicon for Story with photo

See story entitled 'A father remembered'...

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