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Shortly after the outbreak of war, my Father who had a pet shop in Wallasey, evacuated the family to Llanarmon.  We consisted of Dad, Mum, my brother Ray and myself. We moved into Rose Cottage in the ...Read more

A memory of Llanarmon-yn-Ial in 1940 by Don Thurlow

I was evacuated to Zeals during the war from London, to I think, Zeals House. I recall the airfield, and I remember a local pub, which I think had a yew tree outside. My folks and military members would drink and dance outside under the ...Read more

A memory of Zeals in 1940 by Peter Benniman

I lived at 27 Radnor Street, last but one tennament to be flattened. My first year of school was at the "new high school", on Bouquanaran; 10 class rooms open, we had to scramble among the bricks to get to class. Then I went to ...Read more

A memory of Clydebank in 1940 by Amy Worrick(Sullivan)

I was born in Lound in 1937 and lived there until I was called up for national service December 1957. My grandparents were the last family to farm at East View farm, the farmhouse is now a private house, the land was sold ...Read more

A memory of Lound in 1940 by Kenneth Wagstaff

Lived in Eltham from 1940, when Dad was in Artillery, and off to France, came back injured from Dunkirk, but alive, just ! Homes were, Rancliffe Gdns, Milburn Gdns, and Meadowside. Lovely road with unrestricted views across what is now ...Read more

A memory of Mottingham in 1940 by Peter Russell

Benenden was my home for the first 5 years of my life. We lived in Greenwood, a lovely white Kentish weather-boarded house on the Cranbrook Road, sadly knocked down and modernised a couple of years ago. ...Read more

A memory of Benenden in 1940 by Anthony Doran

See my memory under "What did you do in the war, Granddad?' This pic shows the point on the Wey navigation featured in my 'Giving up smoking' story. The barn where the heavy horses were housed is still there, opposite the 'oil mills'. It is now a visitor centre.

A memory of Weybridge in 1940 by Stephen Squires

Hi, we used to play at Ravenscraig every day as well, down the sands, the dungeons used to scare me when we looked through the slit windows, but when we got older and braver, and ventured down the in the dark (there was always ...Read more

A memory of Kirkcaldy in 1940 by Jim Cook

I remember Harpley as a four-year-old, when it had no running water, electricity or gas.  I was evacuated there when first born, in 1939 during the war years and stayed in a cottage opposite to the village ...Read more

A memory of Harpley in 1940 by David Newman

My sister and I, Margaret and Maureen Grieve, were evacuated to Brynamman. I lived with Nellie, Stanley and Menna Thomas in the then new council houses. My sister stayed with the Pughs in Faifield House. My brothers joined us, Ken ...Read more

A memory of Upper Brynamman in 1940 by Margaret Parker