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D-Day 80: 91 year old man recalls his memories of WWII, PT2
National World - LocalTV
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05/06/2024
A 91 year old Sunderland man recalls his memories of WWII.
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It's said that the D-Day invasion was actually planned for June 5th 1944. However, it was
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postponed until the day after as, in true British fashion, it was reported that the
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weather was in fact too bad.
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There was no celebration for D-Day because the war virtually had come to an important
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point where they invaded Normandy. Nothing was done really until we reached VE Day, where
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victory in Europe. But D-Day wasn't recognised at all really.
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What was day time like? Did you still go to school?
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Oh, I still went, yes. I was at Hilton Road School. But we were there. The only time when
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we weren't there was when they were digging up the school playground to put in the area
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shelters. There was infants, juniors and seniors school there. Infants and juniors went into
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the area shelter in their school grounds. The seniors had to walk up to the football
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ground in Hilton Road.
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So the war came to an end and there would have been celebration then to know it was
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all over.
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Yes.
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But rationing went on.
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Well I helped organise a scout camp down at Whidbey. And in 1952 I still had to collect
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the ration books in of the lads to be able to get the meat from the local butcher. And
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that was 1952, still rationing.
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That shows you the extent that it affected the world.
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I mean, the country itself was near bankrupt because of the war.
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Yes. But for you, if you remember, you were a young lad.
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Oh yes, yes. Still enjoy my life.
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