The Landmine

A Memory of Perivale.

I was only nine years old when we were bombed out on hodder drive perivale we were in our anderson shelter in the back garden I remember the war vividly the searchlights and the dog fights at night I remember not being scared it just seemed to me the way of life at the time I was then evacuated to my Nan's in bath where I had very fond memories I attended selbourne school after the war and later perivale girls school my name was sylvia smith does anyone remember me?


Added 06 October 2014

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Sylvia,
My mother was also bombed out of Hodder Drive by the landmine however her memory for the date is not so good, so can you tell me the month and year please?

She seems to think it was early 1941 but there are no records of bombings in Perivale in 41! Bye the way, she moved just around the corner to Barmouth Avenue, where she still lives today, aged 93.
It could have been September 1940 - see
http://ealingnewsextra.co.uk/history/ealing-and-the-blitz/

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