I LIVED IN NORTHUMBERLAND HEATH BUT I WENT TO BEXLEYHEATH SECONDARY SHCOOL DURING WW2 AND I GOT MACHINED GUNED ON MY WAY TO SCHOOL ONE MORNING, A LADY PUT HER ARMS OVER TWO OF US GIRLS SHE WAS INJURED ON THE ANGLE I NEVER NEW HER NAME BUT SHE SAVED US FROM ANY INJURY I WOULD HAVE LOVED TO HAVE THANKED HER. MR. JENNINGS FROM JENNINGS STORE OPOSITE TO WHERE WE WERE CAME OVER AND PUT US IN HIS BOMB SHELTER until it was safe for us to continue to school. AFTER THE WAR I WOULD GO TO THE WELLING EMBASSY DANCE HALL WHERE I MET MY HUSBAND WHO LIVED ON LONG LANE AND OUR HONEYMOON WAS ON A SHIP COMINMG TO CANADA TO START OUR LIFE WE HAVE BEEN MARRIED THIS YEAR FOR 69 YEARS. CANADA HAS BEEN WERY GOOD TO US BUT ENGLAND IS MY HOME AND I AM STILL HOMESICK. I HAVE MANY TALES OF MY LIFE DURING THE WAR SOME GOOD AND SOME BAD.
What an amazing story. Unfortunately, you have connected with the Bexley that is in the United States. We wish you luck in connecting with the Bexley Historical Society in England – I’m sure your stories would be a fantastic addition to oral history.
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RITA NOTTLE /NEE GARVEY says:
April 5, 2022 at 8:07 pmI LIVED IN NORTHUMBERLAND HEATH BUT I WENT TO BEXLEYHEATH SECONDARY SHCOOL DURING WW2 AND I GOT MACHINED GUNED ON MY WAY TO SCHOOL ONE MORNING, A LADY PUT HER ARMS OVER TWO OF US GIRLS SHE WAS INJURED ON THE ANGLE I NEVER NEW HER NAME BUT SHE SAVED US FROM ANY INJURY I WOULD HAVE LOVED TO HAVE THANKED HER. MR. JENNINGS FROM JENNINGS STORE OPOSITE TO WHERE WE WERE CAME OVER AND PUT US IN HIS BOMB SHELTER until it was safe for us to continue to school. AFTER THE WAR I WOULD GO TO THE WELLING EMBASSY DANCE HALL WHERE I MET MY HUSBAND WHO LIVED ON LONG LANE AND OUR HONEYMOON WAS ON A SHIP COMINMG TO CANADA TO START OUR LIFE WE HAVE BEEN MARRIED THIS YEAR FOR 69 YEARS. CANADA HAS BEEN WERY GOOD TO US BUT ENGLAND IS MY HOME AND I AM STILL HOMESICK. I HAVE MANY TALES OF MY LIFE DURING THE WAR SOME GOOD AND SOME BAD.
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May 20, 2025 at 10:47 amWhat an amazing story. Unfortunately, you have connected with the Bexley that is in the United States. We wish you luck in connecting with the Bexley Historical Society in England – I’m sure your stories would be a fantastic addition to oral history.