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This collection of oral histories includes the memories of 15
individuals who 'kept the home fires burning' during World War 2.
Oral histories give the most personal detailed accounts
of what it
was like living in the war years. If you or a family member have
stories or biographies that you think could be used on this site please
contact us for inclusion. Thank
you and enjoy the memories below.
Alan Morris
Alan Morris was born in 1932 and and was just 7 years
old in 1939 when World War 2 began. His family lived in East Ham and
he was evacuated to Great Missenden, Bucks with his sister and dog.
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Angela Raven
Angela was aged 7 when the when the war started and
lived in Manor Park with her family. She travelled from East Ham station
with her haversack and arrived in Paddington with her sister and neighbour
Dorothy.
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Anna Reeder
Anna Reeder was born in 1921 and moved to Britain from
Holland in 1937 with her family. She trained with the Red Cross and
was placed at Whipps Cross hospital in Leytonstone where she then
trained as a nurse.
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Charlotte Jones
Charlotte was aged 18 when the Second World War started
and was living in Stepney. When Britain and France declared war on
Germany she was hop picking in Kent.
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Doris Morris
In 1939 Doris was 12 years old and lived in Westminster
Gardens, Barking with her widowed mother, older sister and brother.
When war was declared she was on holiday in Pitsea, Essex.
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Doreen Pyne
Doreen was 14 years old when war was declared. She
was evacuated from Lee to Ashford, Kent on the 1st September 1939
with her three brothers.
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Elizabeth Blackman
Elizabeth, now 87 years old was aged 22 when the war
began and lived with her family in Dagenham. She volunteered for the
Land Army and was based in St Albans.
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Joyce Bent
Joyce was 17 in 1939. Her father was a Regimental Sergeant
Major in the Army. She was in born in Leicester and was there when
war was declared.
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Jeanne Chandler
Jeanne was only 6 years old when the war began in 1939.
She was evacuated from her home in Brixton and went to Sevenoaks where
her new host family cut of the children's curly hair.
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Joyce Skeels
Joyce was born in 1929 and was aged 10 in 1939 when
war was declared. She lived with her family in Barking. The family
were warned by Lord Haw Haw that Barking would be bombed.
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Mary Becker
Mary was born in 1923 and was 18 years old when the
war began. She was evacuated to Aberystwyth. She was able to continue
her studies and helped out in the Land Army.
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Maudie Scriven
Maudie was called up to the Auxillary Territorial Service
(ATS) in 1942 and had basic training as a cook in Yorkshire. She was
later stationed at Bedford between two army camps.
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Peggy Williams
Peggy was 12 years old when war was declared. She lived
in Stoke Newington with her family and was the only one of her family
to be evacuated to Letchworth.
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Renee Treweek
When the war began Renee was 14 years old. She was
evacuated to Swindon and stayed there until 1940. Later her father's
company were bombed out of their factory and they were all sent to
Yorkshire to work.
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Winifred Wilson
Winifred Wilson was aged 13 in 1939. She lived in Hornsey
and was supposed to be evacuated but didn't go. She left school in
1940 and worked Barrett's sweet factory in Wood Green.
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