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The Truncheon: A True Story - My memories of the war as a little boy

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posted on 2024-06-05, 18:11 authored by Their Finest Hour Project Team

These are my childhood recollections of schooling, air raid drills, and play during the war and VE Day celebrations.

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Person the story/items relate to

The story is about me - Roderick Broome (born 1937) - and my mother and father.

Person who shared the story/items

Rod Broome

Relationship between the subject of the story and its contributor

My parents were James Arnold Broome and my mother Hilda Broome. My sister Maureen was born after the war in 1944 so does not appear in my story

Type of submission

Shared online via the Their Finest Hour project website.

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90550