Machine gunned whilst swimming in the sea

by BBC Open Centre, Hull

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Contributed by: BBC Open Centre, Hull
People in story:: Isabella Lovell (nee Thornton)
Location of story:: Withernsea. East Yorkshire.
Background to story:: Civilian
Article ID:: A4314953
Contributed on:: 01 July 2005

I was only 10 years of age when the war started and was bombed out twice and also machine gunned whilst swimming in the sea on Summers day at Withernsea, East Yorkshire.

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