Brandon at War

What was it like growing up in a rural Suffolk town, in the UK, during the Second World War? Here, people who did exactly that, retell their stories. From the coming of hundreds of evacuees from London, to those who came to town as an evacuee. What were their impressions of each other? One evacuee had the time of her life, while another had an experience she would rather forget. Then there were the soldiers who came to town, some billeted with families, some stationed at the nearby airbase. Some Brandon lads, even became soldiers themselves and retell experiences in Germany. There were also unwelcome visitors. Such as when an enemy bomber machine gunned a school as children played outside and, on another occasion, one lad recalls a lucky escape when a night time bomb exploded outside his bedroom window. Such fantastic memories, and many others, are preserved within this book, although, and sadly, the contributors are now long gone. As such, it makes for a great record of life in one small Suffolk town. Yet, these experiences were reflected in people in other towns and cities across the nation. As such, this book provides a snippet into the country's social history during a time of conflict.