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This story was submitted to the People’s War site by Margaret Walsh of The Royal Star and Garter 91Èȱ¬ on behalf of Peter Devenish and has been added to the site with his permission. The author fully understands the site’s terms and conditions

I was a teenager during the war and living in Edgware Middlesex. I used to go to school by bus. It was a long journey — about three quarters of an hour. I remember the bus stopping. We had to take cover underneath the seats, because a plane was going overhead. I also remember going under the desks at school to take cover. I thought it was scary at the time.

On VE Day I was with my father and we went to central London for the celebrations — fireworks, parades etc. I remember walking back to Edgware from Tottenham Court Road because there was no transport. It was quite a walk! That’s why I remember it so well. I remember that walk more clearly than the celebrations.

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