My First Day at School

by RAF Cosford Roadshow

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Contributed by: RAF Cosford Roadshow
People in story:: Philip Jones
Location of story:: Shrewsbury
Background to story:: Civilian
Article ID:: A2720341
Contributed on:: 08 June 2004

As a five year old I started school in 1940. The one thing that I can recall quite vividly is being issued with a gas mask. It came in a cream coloured can with a green cord. `The class thought it was great as we tried to talk with the mask on.

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