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I am going to try and tell my life as best as I can.
I was born on 5 April 1939 in the suburb of Walthamstow London and a few month's later WW2 broke out (not my fault) and most of my early day's and night's was spent in our bomb shelter. As you should know London was bombed almost 24/7 for about 8 months straight. At this time my father was a Tool maker (he made special parts with lathe's and milling machine's) at the Royal small arms factory in Enfield which was on the banks of the river Lee. Hence the famous Lee Enfield 303 rifle.
I was 4 when I was sent daily to the infant's school in Wood street where we regularly dived into the bomb shelter at the school as the Germans bombed the schools as well.
During the days at the weekend I would go with my mother to visit my aunt across the road and they stood there discussing the war with some nieghbour's .
It was a thrill to see the RAF fighting the German bomber's over head, and there was a roar of approval when a German bomber was shot down. Dads Army was out scouring around to catch the downed air crew.
When the war ended we used to play in the bombed out houses around us.
At 15 I left school and got my first job with the GPO. (General Post Office) I had 3 more jobs until November 1958 I was conscripted into the Army at the age of 18, I volunteered for the Royal Military Police, ( which was like the civil police and had same authority but over all military personnel ) and served until November 1960 I was then 20 years old.
I will try and tell more another day.
I was born on 5 April 1939 in the suburb of Walthamstow London and a few month's later WW2 broke out (not my fault) and most of my early day's and night's was spent in our bomb shelter. As you should know London was bombed almost 24/7 for about 8 months straight. At this time my father was a Tool maker (he made special parts with lathe's and milling machine's) at the Royal small arms factory in Enfield which was on the banks of the river Lee. Hence the famous Lee Enfield 303 rifle.
I was 4 when I was sent daily to the infant's school in Wood street where we regularly dived into the bomb shelter at the school as the Germans bombed the schools as well.
During the days at the weekend I would go with my mother to visit my aunt across the road and they stood there discussing the war with some nieghbour's .
It was a thrill to see the RAF fighting the German bomber's over head, and there was a roar of approval when a German bomber was shot down. Dads Army was out scouring around to catch the downed air crew.
When the war ended we used to play in the bombed out houses around us.
At 15 I left school and got my first job with the GPO. (General Post Office) I had 3 more jobs until November 1958 I was conscripted into the Army at the age of 18, I volunteered for the Royal Military Police, ( which was like the civil police and had same authority but over all military personnel ) and served until November 1960 I was then 20 years old.
I will try and tell more another day.
