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posted on 2024-06-05, 18:23 authored by Their Finest Hour Project Team

Richard was two years old in March 1945. He was killed by a V2 Rocket. When the house collapsed, the grandparents were pulled out from the rubble.

Allen died in Southern Italy on 22nd May 1944 (The contributors grandmother's brother). He had also served in Africa.

Later, the Russian embassy handed over items from the war, and the ration book was found and passed to the contributor.

History

Person the story/items relate to

Margred Scholey

Person who shared the story/items

Anon

Relationship between the subject of the story and its contributor

Great Niece

Type of submission

Shared online via the Their Finest Hour project website.

Record ID

105591