“Our Particular house was overcrowded and in a street congested with families. Some twenty four children between three and sixteen years of age. There seemed a certain camaraderie between all of us, literally like one very large family. Neighbour helped neighbour and clothes were handed down between families with no sense of stigma.” Heather Bryan. Surrey Memories and Families at War. Michael Green
“I remember my dad trying to get cigarettes but some shops were short and kept them for special customers and this used to annoy him. It was the same after the war.” Surrey resident. Surrey Memories and Families at War. Michael Green
“I recall my brother having to take gas drills at school and wearing a smelly old gas mask and making rude noises. He did drills and knitted and made an allotment and grew a lot of vegetables. They called it ‘Dig for Victory’ and though he like it at first, he tired of the dirt and cracks in his hands and had to help his dad instead, sweeping chimneys.” Linda Beddoes. Surrey Memories and Families at War. Michael Green
