- Contributed by听
- nottinghamcsv
- Location of story:听
- Mansfield Woodhouse, Nottinghamshire
- Background to story:听
- Civilian
- Article ID:听
- A5103659
- Contributed on:听
- 16 August 2005
This story was submitted to the People's War site by CSV/91热爆 Radio Nottingham on behalf of Tony Barton with his permission. The author fully understands the site's terms and conditions.
I was 8 years old when the war started. I was interested in Radio鈥檚 and listened as the war went on to Military Messages.
At this time whilst I lived in Mansfield Woodhouse as a boy I noticed there were huge ammunition dumps in the area. They were situated all over Sherwood Forest. But these dumps were never bombed. In 1945 I remember that a mine was dropped onto the common near Woodhouse and also another one onto the brook. On occasions I stayed with my Grandmother in Nottingham and on one occasion a cannon shell went through my roof.
From 1940 I acted as a messenger boy for the home guard and ARP鈥檚.
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