Memories of Bootle in the Blitz
Read about the experiences of Bootle people during the Second World War below.
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Memories
my grandad was evacuated during war war he used to tell me stories but now he cannot because he has dimentia
susan murs segar
my great grandad was in the war and we have learnt about it in school and it was scary.
mia
I REMEMBER BEING IN A AIRRAID SHELTER WHEN THE BOMBS WERE FALLING,
KEN ROGERS
i was in the war i was only a child i am 78 now and i can remember the devestation of seeing the amount of damage to to houses and shops i luckily survied threw it
John Heron
WE HAD TO MOVE TO WALES BECAURSE OF BOMBS I MISSED MY MUM AND DAD
BEN CORLETT
My Mother of 91 would talk about going to the air raid shelter and returning home to a flatened street
Bob
my grandad was in the war so i wanted to share his memory
silky the fairy
MY GRANDAD WAS IN THE WAR SO I WANT TO SHARE HIS MEMORIES.
JESSICA
in the war my street was bombed and i am glad i live there now because it has history and in some pubs in bootle it has a picture of my street in the war. x
Lydia xx
i lost my grandad in the war my mum told me and now i go and visit his grave RIP grandad
leah murtagh