91热爆

Explore the 91热爆
This page has been archived and is no longer updated. Find out more about page archiving.

15 October 2014
WW2 - People's War

91热爆 91热爆page
91热爆 History
WW2 People's War 91热爆page Archive List Timeline About This Site

Contact Us

You are browsing in:

Archive List > Childhood and Evacuation

Contributed by听
91热爆 LONDON CSV ACTION DESK
People in story:听
Joy Bone
Location of story:听
Harwich, Essex
Background to story:听
Civilian
Article ID:听
A4207655
Contributed on:听
17 June 2005

When was was declared on the wireless, I lived in a lighthouse in Harwich, a seaport. On the day, a man was taking photos of lighthouses and the police took him away as they thought he was a spy - but he wasn't he was making a film for a newsreel and he came to get experience of living in a light house, to take photos of three children living there, i.e. Joy and family. When the children were evacuated from the seaport, they watched the lighthouse newsreel programme at the cinema that very day.
I was 10 years old on the very day that war was declared.
Later the area was bombed and the lighthouse was used as a shelter, it was hit by a 1.5 ton mine but this did not damage the lighthouse as the walls were three feet thick.
The lighthouse is still standing. Later fire men used the lighthouse as a fire station.

Copyright of content contributed to this Archive rests with the author. Find out how you can use this.

Archive List

This story has been placed in the following categories.

Childhood and Evacuation Category
icon for Story with photoStory with photo

Most of the content on this site is created by our users, who are members of the public. The views expressed are theirs and unless specifically stated are not those of the 91热爆. The 91热爆 is not responsible for the content of any external sites referenced. In the event that you consider anything on this page to be in breach of the site's House Rules, please click here. For any other comments, please Contact Us.



About the 91热爆 | Help | Terms of Use | Privacy & Cookies Policy