{"id":934,"date":"2020-04-18T17:14:29","date_gmt":"2020-04-18T16:14:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lostlogos.co.uk\/?page_id=934"},"modified":"2020-11-17T11:09:53","modified_gmt":"2020-11-17T11:09:53","slug":"1939-40-vi","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/turnillhiswebsite.co.uk\/?page_id=934","title":{"rendered":"1939-40 (vi)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong><em>[6th page \u2013 September 1940, in ink]<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/turnillhiswebsite.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Page06_9001315-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/turnillhiswebsite.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Page06_9001315-1-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-972\"\/><\/a><figcaption><strong>View manuscript<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>down town on her byke to see about a job for if we stay here we must have something to do.&nbsp; the job is hers if she cares to take it we\u2019ll see.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sept. 6th&nbsp; Warning Siren sounded just before 10pm so we went to bed in the Shelter very heavy firing &amp; overhead fighting till after 3 Am dont know the result no damage near here.&nbsp; went to sleep &amp; never heard the all clear sound&nbsp; woke at 7.30 Am.&nbsp; Warning Siren again at 9.15.&nbsp; nothing doing all clear at 10.15.&nbsp; another lovely day.&nbsp; Margaret had started her knew job assurance company collectors jobs &nbsp;letter from&nbsp;<a class=\"inforeq\" href=\"#\">Mrs Sydenham<\/a>\n<span style=\"display:inline-block; width: YOURWIDTH;\"><\/span>\nto thank me for woolly necktie I sent for her 70th birthday. &nbsp;Heard sirens when in Bath but thought it was a mistake as Margaret had wireless on &amp; took no notice must be getting acclimatised to these sound [illegible].&nbsp; enjoyed my bath &amp; came down when we heard the sirens&nbsp; collected our Gas masks &amp; knitting when we discovered it was the All Clear.&nbsp; Margaret went to get fish dinner &amp; Jerry came over &amp; AA guns tried for him&nbsp; no sirens last night then All Clear signal was given 12.30 &amp; at 2.30 Jerry came over dropped Bomb at Cosham killing folk that had gone back to bed.&nbsp; also at Gosport.&nbsp; all quiet at the moment 3.30 hrs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sept 7. Sat:&nbsp; another night in Shelter.&nbsp; Bombs dropping &amp; Gunfire but not near enough to be unpleasant.&nbsp; all clear sounded. about 1 Am but we slept on&nbsp; Hitler &amp; his followers may like to think we English get the jitters but whoever reads this can take it as the truth everyone is as sure &amp; cool &amp; in no way shivering in their Shelters &amp; we\u2019d rather be&nbsp;<a class=\"nappoo\" href=\"#\">&#8220;nappoo&#8221;<\/a>\n<span style=\"display:inline-block; width: YOURWIDTH;\"><\/span>\nthan give in to him or his like&nbsp; still no news from David.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sunday 8th&nbsp; Derwent Birthday &amp; what a day&nbsp; Warning Siren sounded 9.30 last night heavy firing all over &amp; Bombs&nbsp; Midnight the \u201cGeneral Alarm\u201d Sounded. but didn\u2019t realize what it was by the Sound in [illegible]&nbsp; only Dick here &amp; me&nbsp; Mrs Popps next door came &amp; woke up 8.50 Am as we\u2019d gone to bed upstairs after the all Clear had sounded.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/turnillhiswebsite.co.uk\/?page_id=936\">View next page<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/turnillhiswebsite.co.uk\/?page_id=932\">View previous page<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/turnillhiswebsite.co.uk\/?page_id=775\">Return to 1939 &#8211; 40<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[6th page \u2013 September 1940, in ink] down town on her byke to see about a job for if we stay here we must have something to do.&nbsp; the job is hers if she cares to take it we\u2019ll see. 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