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PRESERVING BOLTON PEOPLE'S MEMORIES OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR
Frank Howcroft - The Diary of an Air Raid Warden - 1944-1945
 
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Dec 24 1944

About 5-30 hours the sirens sounded after a period of 2 years 4 months. We had been almost disbanded since the 1st Nov 1944 and we had no post at which to report. A fair number of wardens turned out for duty, but at a quarter to seven we dismissed ourselves and returned home. A new type of bomb had been used - known as V2 - in adjacent towns and villages. Some property damage was done and casualties occurred, some fatal.

Dec 29 1944

Another alert from about quarter past to half past eight.

Mar 4 1945

The sirens sounded the alert about 02-00 hours, the “Raiders Passed” following quarter of an hour later. There was no local damage and no casualties reported.

 

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