Summary
IN 1941 actress Jean Boht was living in Acrefield Road, Bebington, with her parents Bert and Teddie, and her sister Maureen. Her dad was a member of the Auxiliary Fire Service, and this is an abridged account of the first few days of the May Blitz he wrote to his mother.
May 4 1941 My dear mother, You will have received my postcard which I dashed off to set your mind at rest regarding our personal safety. You will of course know that Merseyside has been heavily attacked for three consecutive nights, Thursday, Friday and last night.See the full content of this document
Extract
Of Smoke Is Pouring Into the Skies'
On Thursday the raid, which had all the appearance of developing into an all night sitting, petered out suddenly just after midnight. It was a short but severe raid being mainly directed against Liverpool; Bebington, and in particular our tiny section of it, was not without its excitement. I was not on AFS duty but street fire watching that night. The raid had been in progress about an hour, during which time we had the continuous dr...
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