I Wasn't Afraid - Air Raids Were Fun ; Last Tuesday We Asked You for Your Wartime Childhood Memories. Here Are Some of Your Responses - Led by Evacuee Terry Basson, Who Is 75 and Living in Bath

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In no way do I wish to glamorise World War II, but for me as a child it was an adventure, taking me from inner-city streets to the fresh green world of the countryside. To some extent I feel guilty for having had such a good time.

My family lived in Stratford, east London, when war was declared. My father worked for Anglo American Oil, and my mother was a nurse. I was the youngest child, my sister and brother being 10 or so years older.

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I Wasn't Afraid - Air Raids Were Fun ; Last Tuesday We Asked You for Your Wartime Childhood Memories. Here Are Some of Your Responses - Led by Evacuee Terry Basson, Who Is 75 and Living in Bath

Our Anderson shelter was hand-dug into our back garden by all of us. My father became an air raid warden and was often called to families buried under piles of bricks and mortar.

But for me, air raids seemed so much fun. The Ande...

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