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Wartime West Sussex 1939-45

Harry Edward 'Ted' Fox

Ted Fox was born in Camberwell, London and was 6 when war broke out. He was evacuated on 1 September 1939 to Worthing with his brother. After a while his parents decided the south coast might not be very safe because of the threat of invasion so he went back to London. He enjoyed his evacuation and didn't want to go home. Ted remembers his time in Worthing and in London.

1. Ted Fox recalls preparations for D-Day in London
2. Ted Fox describes his gas mask
3. Ted Fox describes having to walk the streets in Worthing to find a family
4. Ted Fox recalls being bombed out in London
5. Ted Fox talks about being an unruly evacuee in Worthing
6. Ted Fox remembers the air raids in London
7. Ted Fox talks about being evacuated to Worthing
8. Ted Fox talks about his parents being frightened of invasion
9. Ted Fox talks about how is parents never visited


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