- Contributed by听
- CSV Action Desk
- People in story:听
- Patricia Owen
- Location of story:听
- EAST GRINSTEAD
- Background to story:听
- Civilian
- Article ID:听
- A4323070
- Contributed on:听
- 01 July 2005
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My childhood memories:-
I was about 9 years old, when, in East Grinstead, a Bomb was dropped on the Cinema, and the film that was being shown was "Random Harvest". A carnage ensued.I sat with Granny, watching the bodies being taken to the mortuary and the little church next to the cemetery.
We used to run under the stairs to shelter from the Doodlebugs. When at School, and the Siren went, we had to go to the Shelters, where we sang songs like "Mares eat Oats".
One Bomb went into the chicken run and the chickens escaped into the old ladies' home!
I also remember the V.E.Day parties.
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