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THE OLDEST HISTORY BUFF IN THE WORLD

on September 28, 2020

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Cosying up to my History Chum at the local library!

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1914 - 1918 (ONLY TWENTY-ONE YEARS BETWEEN) 1939 - 1945

My Mum and Dad at the seaside. 1938 and Londoners were taking a day break to the beach, unaware that the threat of war was only too real.

AND WE THINK WE HAVE TROUBLES!

Just imagine waking up one day to a world almost beyond recognition! Today's troubles pale in comparison to the devastation and heartbreak of the two World Wars. The above picture (1940) was a typical scene in the East End and many major cities of the UK. It really puts things into perspective, doesn't it? Not surprising then, as a "Bulge Baby" a ll my stories are historical and located in the heart of the East End - known now as Tower Hamlets and/or “The Isle of Dogs”. At the close of World War 2, Dad was de-mobilized from the navy. He'd spent five dangerous years at sea and was eager to start a new life with Mum. They'd lost everything in the Blitz; their house, furniture, belongings and possessions. All those precious photographs and letters had all gone up in a puff of smoke. Still, my parents were alive and together and that was what mattered. My aunts and uncles were a musical bunch with fine singing voices and threw lots of parties. My cousins and

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