Thompson and Griston during WW2

<p dir="ltr">Peter was born in March 1938. He remembers a barrage balloon over his house and the village of Thompson meeting at the shop corner and going into large American trucks. They were taken to a Christmas party at Griston camp where there were oranges, bananas, and large plates of food. He did the washing for Gladys Lister.</p><p>Italian prisoners of war were brought into the village to work, and a mobile kitchen was brought into the meadow.</p><p>The wooden plane was given to a local woman, Mrs. Smith, in exchange for a half dozen eggs by an American from RAF Honington. It was later in possession of her son, Arthur Smith. The Smiths lived at West Farm, Barnham.</p><p>This story was shared during an in-person interview at a Digital Collection Day. A transcription of the interview is attached to this record.</p>