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Ludwig Heinemann and Karl M's account of the events at Frankfurter Straße 26/28 (City Tax Offices, public air raid shelter), Hartwigstraße, Wolfsschlucht 22.

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Luise G's account of the events at Wildemannsgasse 28, Schule am Wall.

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Luise M's account of the events at Packhofstraße 18.

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Magdalene W's account of the events at Untere Königstraße 101.

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A card authorising Malcolm Staves to take part in Civil Defence Fire fighting.

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A ration book issued to Malcolm Staves.

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Two charts showing what men did and what women did between 1939 and 1944

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BDixonMDixonMv1.pdf
13 handwritten pages, Margaret describes in some detail her early life and service in the WAAF as a nurse.

This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form. No better quality copies are available.

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Chris Musial, German prisoner of war and Margaret Pridmore, riddling potatoes. Manor farm, Pilton, Rutland.

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Margarete F's account of the events at Schäfergasse 39.

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Margot K's account of the events at Ahnabreite (Warteberg), Schäfergasse nos. 7 and 9.

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Marhta and Fritz L's account of the events at Philippistraße 7 and Gießbergstraße 31.

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Maria V's account of the events at Wilhelmstraße 2 ½

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Marie St's account of the events at Waisenhausstraße 14, Marstall, Mühlengasse nos. 27 and 29.

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Mrs Marie Sch, (née L.), and Miss Elisabeth, L's account of the events at Frankfurter Straße 2, 4, 6, 8.

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Mary Brophy, in summer dress, is sitting on a brick wall; behind the wall is a hedge and tree in full foliage and in front of the wall a grass verge. Mary Brophy remained in the village after the war to go to grammar school. Captioned 'Mary Brophy.…

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Maurice's father with a ewe and lamb and a land girl. On the reverse 'Harry teaching land girls Parkfield'.
Parkfield Lodge is at Headstone Lane and the entrance to the lane that ran down to the house is just opposite the Headstone Lane…

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Max Bartels's account of the events at Lossestraße 14 (Losse [power] plant).

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10 German ration stamps.

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Discusses life on the home front, the bombing of Hull, and her training and service in the Women’s Auxiliary Air Force at RAF Driffield.

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YAdderM170573v1.pdf
Day by day description of activities for 1940. Mentions sport, air battles and air raids, war news, weather, social life, RAF and navy operations. going to cadets, films seen, Morse and navigation lessons, battle of France, playing football and…

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Minna G and Albrecht von E's account of the events at Salztorstraße, cemeteries in Kassel in the week following the bombing.

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Minna P's account of the events at Königstor 9, Weinberg bunker.

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Thirteen cartoon figures standing in row of seven at top and six on the bottom. All are girls of various heights, some wearing school uniform like clothes. One has a tennis racket and some have hats. One is eating a banana and one is crying.…

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A book issued for rationed fuel.

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