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Paul with his dad George, a sergeant in the Essex Regiment, August 1940
Paul with his mum, Elsie
Paul's gran, Mabel Coulman
Paul aged 3 in 1939
Paul now age 68

Back from the dead

When Paul Treacher was only 5, he and his mother were buried in the rubble of their home for 36 hours during an air raid. When they were eventually pulled free, he was dusted off and sent to school. When he got there the first thing his classmates said to him was "Hello Paul we thought you were dead"!

Paul Treacher tells Paul how these dramatic events came about.


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