brummie nick
master brummie
According to BARRA there was one killed at Bulpitts on the 26 William Hodgetts
7-A mate of mine died from a bomb age 7or 8 he went to Marsh Hill school.
He lived in one of the groves in Brookvale park Rd.
His surname was Cragg RIP.
hi brookieboy
sorry i did not get your thread mesage but i will check for you tonight in my papers and let you know possible tommorrow
i do have some think on the ellen street i do know but leave it with me i get back all being well tommorrow
best wishes brookieboy have a nice evening astonian;
(Quote 515084)Hi Astonian
As I have said before I reply but for some reason they disappear, lets hope this gets through.
Yes I knew all about The Land Mine that hit Ellen Street School I was actually just up the road in Pitsfgord Street in The GWR A.R. Shelter, my father worked on that railway and came in tell my sister and I what had happened. a Landmine was also dropped in Lodge Road just below Scribbans on the opposite side of the road, it did not go off, it was diffused and the next day we were able to go and view it, this large cylindrical shape was hanging from its parachute and you could see where it had somje through the rafters. It was one hell of a night that night
David l wander if you remember my g/parents newsagents.known as the coateses...walking down Church Lane from Lichfield road on the right hand side no 61 i think by the lamp post...they were there for years and l think they closed up in the early 50s.my g/p Bill and Alice Coates both past away in 1947 my uncle took it over and kept it going untill the early 50s...my g/f was born in church Lane and died there only left it twice once for the great war and when my brother and l were evacuated....Brenda
Hi DavKnow how you feel Nick, that's how I feel about the Freer family in Church Lane and it doesn't matter how long time passes they are still part of us eh. Some say move on and maybe they are right but a mate is a mate and memories are our own diamonds to cherish. Kind regards, David. Lest we forget.
Join the club Maurice, but you know, if push came to shove then i think most people would do a brave deed in an instant without thinking about it. It`s only after the event when you think, " I must have been barmy to have done that".Smudger,
That story is giving me a bad attack of cowarditis!
Maurice