Bob, Peter and Sheila were evacuated to Banbury in Oxfordshire, and lived there from 1939 til 19xx
When Steve Bob and Olive visited there in 1994, we met a lady who remembers Sheila from school days.
I remember one story of Bob's about how cold he was at night in winter, when living in a flat, having left school and starting his working life.
Bob et al evacuated June 1940 just after Dunkirk
First lot of kids evacuated before declaration, and soon after that
School window Hornchurch looked out over airfield - saw planes crashing
June 1943 left school started work (turned 15) junior clerk in town clerks dept. Banbury Borough Council - boss Ernest Owen Reid, son Anthony Bob's age
Bob was in a Boy's Club
1994 trip Bob met friend Joffs
When evacuated Lily said she would send pocket money every week as postal order
One week PN didn't arrive, then the next did't arrive. Reason - Lily had fall running to shelter with Bernard.and Alfred decided they (Lily and Bernard) needed to go to Banbury as well.
Alfred's firm was building wartime runways so he was away a lot.
Lily found house at Clifton 88 mi from Banbury
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