Memories of a "Coventry Kid"

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posted on 2024-06-05, 19:51 authored by Their Finest Hour Project Team

I am a "Coventry Kid". There was a lot of bombing. The Cathedral was ruined.
Everyone had gas masks, even children. There were shelters in the gardens and the streets. We played in the streets, but we still went to school There were gas-mask Drills.
[Pam joined in when we sang"You are my Sunshine" and"The Farmer wants a wife", led by fellow resident, Mary Catt]

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Pamela Lord

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Pamela Lord

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Shared at Ahmadiyyah Mosque Hall, Warwickshire on 7 October 2023. The event was organised by Leamington History Group.

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Their Finest Hour World War Two Agricultural Agriculture Air Raid Bomb Bombed Bombing Bombing raids Bombs Child Childhood Children Civilian Civilians Education Farm Farmer Farmers Farming Rural School Work Workers

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