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Trouble at Home

by Albert Grundy

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Contributed by 
Albert Grundy
People in story: 
Albert Grundy, Lilian Grundy
Location of story: 
Woodford Green, Essex
Background to story: 
Civilian Force
Article ID: 
A3672696
Contributed on: 
16 February 2005

Albert lived with his wife and two young children in a bungalow at Portman Drive, Woodford Green, Essex. One Friday night a bomb fell on Roding Lane. It blew all the back windows out of the bungalow. On the Sunday of the same weekend, a rocket fell in front of the bungalow and this time it blew all the front windows out!

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