[5th page – August/September 1940, in ink]
Clear Which was sounded at 3 Am. but at 8.30 Mrs Fords’ Husband who has been on duty all night whistled us up. then we heard a Jerry plane go over but I dont think he got away. let him get over the coast & bang bang bang went the AA Guns. for about ½ hour or more. getting so used to hearing noise & Gunfire that the time passes quite quickly 10.20 Am & we just had Breakfast.
Sat 31st 4 of us in Shelter to sleep Mr & Mrs Ford Margaret & I. Dick Came in dinner time Went to Tramway in Evening & Sirens went 9.30. we went in the [illegible] [illegible] there for shelter. stayed till nearly 11 then Chanced walking home just managed to get in before heavy Gun fire started. Slept in Shelter all clear sounded 3 Am. We all went up to bed.
Sunday 1st Sept. been to Horndean for the afternoon heard Gunfire over Portsmouth. Dick gone back to Aldershot.
Wed. Sept. 3rd 4 No Warning Siren for 30 hrs now. all weve had to remind us of war is Bombs exploding which were dropped last week Two were very near shook door & windows but have broken none at this house. one year of war today & we are feeling more satisfied that Jerry must be feeling the pinch & that little England is more tuff than expected. no new from David
Sept 5th since writing yesterday weve had nothing but Raids sirens sounded as soon as I closed this book we had lunch in Shelter Tea in Shelter. & spent the night in Shelter till 4.30 Am. very heavy firing everywhere. around us. today is another beautiful day. as regards weather must hurry & get done what has to be done because the feeling is certain that we shall get visitors later. but they are meeting with a very warm reception we seemed to be prepared for anything troops & Roads ready in case of invasion for nothing is impossible yet everything goes on the same. here am I sitting in my dressing gown writing this & quite unconcerned. Margaret has gone
Peter Robert Turnill, third and youngest son of Joan, b 1/5/1947, m 19/10/1971
Little more than a shed! The picture shows it in 1982 shortly before we demolished it. The house to the left was built by Joan and occupies half the plot they bought in 1952. They had about 2/3 of an acre of ground.
Margaret Ianthe ? ? Hanson, first child of Derwent & Margaret, b ??/??/1942, m ????? d ??/??/2008? Ellen holds Ianthe – taken 1/3/43
Richard Brian Turnill, first child of Joan & Victor, b 23/10/1942, d 12/1/1961. Douglas must have got lost somewhere.
They certainly did …
Derwent George Cooper Hanson was their 3rd child, born 8/9/1918, and thus just 21 at the start of the war. Died ??/??/??
Margaret Williams, born ??????,
