WW2 Experiences of a working-class child in South London

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  • Interviewee name: Violet Redmont

  • Violet Redmont retells some of her poignant experiences throughout the Second World War. Although she was evacuated several times to Hertfordshire Violet was in South London, in particular the docklands surrounding Rotherhithe, during the some of the worst of the war. The docklands were badly affected by the bombing and Violet remembers a few particular stories of close escapes she and her family encountered... But even though she spent her childhood encountering hard times, Violet looks back on that time in a positive light and considers her family as being very fortunate during the war.

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from Stuart Prebble 13th Jul 2011, 09:03

Grandad was too old to go down the shelter, so he used to sit in the doorway and swear at the Germans! Amazing stuff. And after some 65 years, Violet still remembers the ribbon she lost from her hair when a bomb went off. Wonderful. Thank you for this terrific and informative upload.