- Contributed by
- West Sussex Library Service
- People in story:
- Angela Cole
- Location of story:
- East Grinstead, Sussex
- Background to story:
- Civilian
- Article ID:
- A4133819
- Contributed on:
- 31 May 2005
In 1941 — I was a patient at the Queen Victoria Hospital (I was a child of 7). The "Guinea Pigs" used to bring us chocolates and sweets. Looking back, they were obviously more interested in the nurses! After I left hospital, I was transferred to a Sanatorium in Haslemere.
My father was working at Gatwick on autopilot — “George”. He also served in the Home Guard there.
On the day of the Whitehall Cinema Bombing (9th July 1943), my mother was in the cinema but a warning was flashed on the screen, and she left. It was a horrible day weatherwise, which is why the cinema was full of children and adults.
Where Rusdens is now was a greengrocers called Darnell, they had a raffle which my brother won. The prize was a lemon!
We used to get food parcels from Ireland — once a piece of pork was sent but it got delayed! It had to be buried.
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