Cefn Hengoed, Gellygaer Road c.1955

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I was an evacuee to Cefn |Hengoed, My mother said that |I was 6weeks old when we got there and I was born beginning of November 1940. I understand that after being placed with different families we finished living with Mr & Mrs B Evans 71 Derwendeg Avenue. Bertha and Bert had at least 1 boy and I think 2 girls in their family living there as well so I think it must have been quite crowded. I know that I ...see more

i was born in 1960 lived in 141 Lansbury ave did my schooling in derwyndeg infants then ystrad mynach secondary then lewis boiys pengam my family where well known as my father Fred used to take part in all the carnivals in the area he used to dress up as the witch doctor he won most of the time and did his bit for local charity's. sadly he passed in late 1990s. also remember playing football on the fields behind ...see more

My father was the only Nazi in the village, and me and my 16 siblings were unfairly victimized.I rember each whitsun we would march with the other kids from the chapel, but we were somehow different. People would point and jeer at us.

Hi this is a stab in the dark but maybe someone will know of something. My Nanna was a small girl during the war. She was born Annie Elizabeth Gordon in 1935 in Gateshead. Her and her older brother, Luke Skelly Gordon, b.1932 Gatshead were living in Birmingham when they were evacuated to South Wales. My nanna only remembers one part of her address "21 Trybirth Street" She knows this is ...see more