WARTIME and
NATIONAL SERVICE:
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After leaving school
Life during the war
German strafing in Hickling
Travel in the army
Counting the planes out and back
Growing up in the army
Life after demob
The dugout at Hall Cottages
Incendiaries at High Hill
Gerald’s Navy service…
Plane crash near Stubb Road
The prisoner of war
The Hickling searchlight
The plane watcher…
VE Night at Potter Heigham
Father’s reserved occupation
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Photo from family collection
Life after the Army was lonely for Ralph, and he felt that he was lucky to have his boat to work on…
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