During the Blitz, my Mum was visiting London. She was on the street when the bombing began. As she walked by a sandbagged fire warden's station, a policeman handed her a Brodie helmet and said, 'Here, Miss, put this on.' She did, and seconds later a piece of almost spent shrapnel ricocheted off the helmet. Were it not for that Bobby and that helmet, this Old Curmudgeon would likely never have existed.
07 September 2019
The Blitz and I
Seventy nine years ago today the Luftwaffe began the 'Blitz' against London. It lasted eight months and five days until 11 May 1941.
During the Blitz, my Mum was visiting London. She was on the street when the bombing began. As she walked by a sandbagged fire warden's station, a policeman handed her a Brodie helmet and said, 'Here, Miss, put this on.' She did, and seconds later a piece of almost spent shrapnel ricocheted off the helmet. Were it not for that Bobby and that helmet, this Old Curmudgeon would likely never have existed.
During the Blitz, my Mum was visiting London. She was on the street when the bombing began. As she walked by a sandbagged fire warden's station, a policeman handed her a Brodie helmet and said, 'Here, Miss, put this on.' She did, and seconds later a piece of almost spent shrapnel ricocheted off the helmet. Were it not for that Bobby and that helmet, this Old Curmudgeon would likely never have existed.
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