The Estate - Bevendean History Project
Peoples Memories of World War 2
| 1 | Les Wilson was sent to work in a coal mine during WW2, he was one of the Bevin Boys. |
| 2 | Norman Allcorn on his war time at Bevendean Farm and the families forced removal to Messens Farm at Ninfield. |
| 3 | Frank Edwards on his days at Bevendean from 1938 to after the war. |
| 4. | Douglas Brown remembers living in Brighton during World War 2. |
| 5. | Eileen Ridge lived in Lower Bevendean Avenue during World War 2 and went to the Intermediate School in Pelham Street. |
| 6. | Memories of Air Raid Shelters from members of St Andrews Church at Moulsecoomb. |
| 7. | I went to Elm Grove Infants School and was evacuated to Lydgate (12 miles north of Manchester). |
| 8. | Dot and Ron Mepham Memories of World War 2 and the use of a Morrison shelter. |
| 9. | Norman Allcorn writes about his father Jack, an unsung hero in World War Two. |
| 10. | Esme White remembers Evacuees living in Medmerry Hill during World War 2. |
| 11. | Jack Allcorn was a member of the Rodmell Auxiliary Unit until he moved from Lower Bevendean Farm in 1942. |
| 12. | Eileen Jones worked in the Land Army during World War 2. Here are her memories. |
| More stories to be added here. |
If you have any memories of life during World War 2 you would be willing to share, please get in touch with the website.
