Philip's experience

<p dir="ltr">- Born in 1938, one of 10 children.<br>- At the time Germany was bombing the streets, and not many people had air raid shelters.<br>- One of his neighbours had an Anderson shelter in her back garden in Cardiff and invited the family over during the air raid. <br>- They were all squashed into a tiny shelter with 25 other children, which was a scary situation to be in.<br>- Sometimes, land mine bombs were dropped 100 yards from him.<br>- Every window broke in the street and his sister was blown out of her shoes, and everyone's house was filled with broken glass. <br>- In 1941 children were being killed by the bombs, but by 1945 children were given gas masks and shelters were built in schools, giving more of a sense of security. <br>- On D Day, American soldiers would toss him chewing gum from their trucks as they drove past cheering.<br>- Rationing was hard, all the way until 1950. You were only allowed one egg per person a month!<br>- Spam would be sent from the Americans, along with dried egg powder. This was a staple during the 1940s.<br>- German prisoners were forced to work in farms across Cardiff. <br>- Philip was 6 when the war ended. When declared, there was a blackout for safety and then when the lights came back on, celebrations began. It was such a joyous moment.<br>- Philip lost two cousins and a grandfather who was a PoW.<br>- His family was directly affected by the War. He recalls that babies didn't have gas masks but would instead by put into containers, which was very difficult for a mother with 10 children.<br>- Although food, clothing and everything else was rationed, people just got used to it and carried on.<br>- There were 5 grammar schools in Cardiff in the 1940s, 4 of which were bombed along with 2 cathedrals. <br>- Glamorgan street was completely obliterated.<br>- Air raid sirens went off most nights which was eerie and very scary, leading to a lot of sleepless nights for children and especially their parents.<br>- Barrage balloons were in the sky to protect against low flying planes attempting to drop bombs.<br>- The Moscow Dynamo football team came to Wales to play Cardiff City and won 10-1</p>