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Brought in part of a land mine from Montague Street, Barrow. Bombed in May 1941. He remembers his parents swapping tobacco coupons for sweets.

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Part of a land mine

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Gordon Hall

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Shared at Barrow-in-Furness Library, Cumbria on 7 November 2023.

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104208 | BIF002

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    Their Finest HourWorld War TwoAir RaidAsiaAsianBombBombedBombingBombing raidsBombsBritish EmpireBritish RajCommonwealthEmpireFoodIndiaIndianMineRaj

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