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Wartime West Sussex 1939-45

Sheila Barns

Sheila Barns lived in Durrington and was 6 years old when the war started. Her father was in the Fire Service and stayed at home. Sheila remembers evacuees, rationing and going to the beach even though it was closed. She also remembers air raids on Worthing and Prisoners of War.

1. Sheila Barns recalls her father's allotment in Worthing
2. Sheila Barns talks about holding table-top sales in aid of the war effort
3. Sheila Barns describes putting her gas mask on
4. Sheila Barns talks about her father's work in the fire service
5. Sheila Barns remembers the Battle of Britain and fighting in the skies
6. Sheila Barns talks about the beach and invasion defences in Worthing
7. Sheila Barns describes making french toast with dried egg
8. Sheila Barns remembers clothes rationing


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