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Rainham Essex 1939 1948

A Memory of Edmonton.

Hi my name is Ken Craze we moved to Dunroamin' Villa Upminster Rd from Hornchurch in 1935 when I was 4yo, Mum, Dad, my brother George and sister Lily.
My first memory being outside Mrs Lindsay's shop with my mother a few days after we moved there, when the air-raid siren went.and a Mrs Wilson took us into her house for shelter. I have lots more memories, including being in the choir at St Helen's church, if there is any interest. Ken Craze

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My memory is of Upminster Road in 1938/9. My mother used to send me across the road to the newsagent for her magazine 'The Red Star Weekly' and on this occasion there was a 2 page insert advertising a new comic 'The Beano' and on the front page was big Eggo, the ostrich....always remember that, I was 8 or 9 then...91 now!
By Ralph Mannings on Wed Jul 7th 2021, at 11:33 am
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Not sure of the time but I must have been about 10 so it was 1940'ish and during the air raids the fighters from RAF Hornchurch shot down a German bomber which crashed at the end of Penerley Road, where we were living then, and burst the water main.
Does anyone know if there are photos of it? My email is 'raldaman@hotmail.com'
By Ralph Mannings on Wed Jul 7th 2021, at 11:48 am
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