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15 October 2014
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by S_Finnegan

Contributed by 
S_Finnegan
People in story: 
Sylvia Finnegan (nee Truss), John Truss, Cissie Truss
Location of story: 
Grays, Essex
Background to story: 
Civilian
Article ID: 
A8707197
Contributed on: 
21 January 2006

During air raid, an incendiary bomb fell through the roof of our bungalow, through ceiling, through bird cage (canary survived) and bedding in the living room floor but did not explode. We therefore had to leave the premises

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