1940 To 1945

A Memory of Petts Wood.

My name is Orin, Belgian born, and I lived at 68 Hazelmire Road, we lived right behind Petts Wood woods, there was a tree which we called the Crocodile, I still have a piece of this fallen tree...so many beautiful memories, although it was during a terrible moment in our lives, we still found time to be happy. We lived right under the Battle of Britain, and as kids we would follow the V-1's (doodle bugs) and see where they would crash, the last one crashed on a church in Bickely. I went to the school, St Dunstan. I miss those days and especially the town called Petts Wood, my little girlfriend Binky lived right next door to me. Love you all x x x

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