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    When was the last WW2 Air Raid Siren sounded in Brum?

    Gosh! As late as March 45! So they probably sounded the sirens in Wolverhampton too? Still, at only 14 months old, I doubt if I could have remembered it... Thanks for all info. Cheers, Norman.
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    When was the last WW2 Air Raid Siren sounded in Brum?

    And thanks for the other comments too! Cheers, Norman.
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    When was the last WW2 Air Raid Siren sounded in Brum?

    Thank you, Ian, for such a quick reply! Actually, I'm rather 'chasing rainbows' - albeit sinister ones! I was born on 7th January 1944 in Wolverhampton. But I have always has a vivid memory of being in a small Air Raid shelter in the garden of the house. My grandfather rolled two clay balls into...
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    When was the last WW2 Air Raid Siren sounded in Brum?

    Please, does anyone know when the last WWII Air Raid Siren was sounded in Birmingham? Just the Siren being sounded - not when bombs were last dropped. Many thanks, Norman.
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