Iain C Macpherson in Nairn - the 1940's

from BBC WW2 People's War:

As a child during the war, we were sheltered from the horrors of the blitz in the coastal holiday resort of Nairn. Towards the end of the war, we had German and Italian prisoners of war billeted in the town, in what were previously hotels. They seemed to be able to work locally helping out on farms. We had other strangers in our midst. The local agricultural society’s show ground was occupied by a large number of Indian troops. These were a mounted regiment, and they had many horses. I believe they trained in the surrounding district. The most memorable thing about these — to us exotic…   more >>
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Ashley Leather, Audrey Lewis, Iain C Macpherson, Joan Styan, John Gardiner, John Kelly, Joseph J Brown, Josie Vernon and Tom Canning, BBC WW2 People's War. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1402149498308 accessed: 28 March, 2024 (BBC WW2 People's War is an online archive of wartime memories contributed by members of the public and gathered by the BBC. The archive can be found at bbc.co.uk/ww2peopleswar)

location of experience: Nairn

Listeners

Listening to

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I'll Walk Beside You
written by Major Alan Murray

Experience Information

Date/Time the 1940's
Medium live
Listening Environment in the company of others, indoors, in public

Originally submitted by Ivan Hewett on Sat, 07 Jun 2014 14:58:18 +0100