Bananas

by BBC Open Centre, Lancashire

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Contributed by: BBC Open Centre, Lancashire
People in story:: Jack and Beatrice Rhodes
Location of story:: Longridge
Background to story:: Civilian
Article ID:: A3842967
Contributed on:: 30 March 2005

My husband, Jack, returned home from North Africa on leave in 1943. He brought home a large bunch of bananas. They were so scarce that we decided to raffle them and give the proceeds to the Red Cross!

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