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I lived at 27 Victoria Rd, Knaphill and went to the school at Star Hill then the school down the lane at St Johns, past the barracks and cookhouse. When the soldiers were demobbed we used to be given sweets, chocolate and fags which ...Read more

A memory of Knaphill in 1952 by Daniel Phelan

My story begins in 1951. Born in London but moved to Easington Way three months later, then onto Cruick Avenue. House number 107, opposite Mardyke School. My first memory is 1956? Starting junior school, first day ...Read more

A memory of South Ockendon in 1952 by William Forrest

I was also posted to Burniston Barracks from Catterick Camp with the Royal Signals 5 AA Signals Reg. as an OWL and was married just up the road from the barrack's at the local church. Dickie Dors was the paymaster and also we had a ...Read more

A memory of Scarborough in 1951 by Thomas Nicholson

Following my basic training at Crownhill Barracks Plymouth in June 1951 I was transferred to Plasterdown Camp to complete intensive training until October 1951. I was in the Wiltshire Regiment and as I came from ...Read more

A memory of Tavistock in 1951 by Brian Timbrell

I was born in Lincoln Army Barracks on 7th November 1951. I do not remember my days there apart from leaving in 1955 when we moved abroad. I did pay a visit back there in 1977 but the barracks were being taken down, I am unsure ...Read more

A memory of Lincoln in 1951 by Maurice Mc Lean

My godmother and her parents lived 'forever' at Gravel Road, just up from the small shop on the Park Avenue end. With a marvellous garden of flowers, fruit and poultry; a walkway tunnel of Quince, a black & white tiled pathway to ...Read more

A memory of Farnborough in 1950 by Olivia R S

I did my two years National Service with 75th HAA Regt.RA ,reporting for duty August 1950 after passing out from MONS OCS. Aldershot. Served with 288 Bty in a Troop commanded by Capt. Pinfold. I have lived in Canada for 54 years ...Read more

A memory of Gravesend in 1950 by Brian Mendes

I used to lived in Eltham from 1940 until 1951 - before that it was Plumstead. I visited Woolwich Markets numerous times. My last school was Woolwich Politechnic just a stroll away. I recall eating eel soup at fourpence a ...Read more

A memory of Woolwich in 1950 by Tom Ware

I lived in Deepcut from 1951 to 1959 in Ceylon Terrace, Blackdown Camp as a child in the army married quarters  My father had just been posted back to the UK after serving in Germany. There were about eight ...Read more

A memory of Deepcut in 1950 by Sheila Walker

at the age of 4 I moved to the cottage by the ford in the October,. there hadn't been anybody living there for quite q while so there were a lot of weeds and long grass and stinging nettles to get ...Read more

A memory of North Warnborough in 1950 by Barbara Vickery