227078 George William Bridges Civilian At my age at the time it was very exciting, though harrowing, during the blitz. All my uncles were in the Army abroad in Africa. My grandmother and my aunt were victims of a buzz bomb, but lived to tell the tale. My mother battled on as a clippie [bus conductress] and got blown off the back of a No. 25 bus at Pimlico. She escaped with cuts and bruises. My father was a fireman and saw many terrible things during the blitz which he has never been able to forget.
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