Originally Posted by
lindylou
I've often wondered about these things. I wonder what happened when peoples documents and certificates etc, were lost in fires and bombings ??
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My grandparents were bombed out of their house and they moved into another one on the other side of the road. My nan said the house had no glass in some of the windows, and a hole in the roof, but it was at least somewhere to live.
We have no photos of my mum before her 11th birthday because most of the family photos were destroyed in the raid. My grandma got replacements for things like birth certificates. As far as I know, the family went to live with other relatives in the area (families weren't as spread out back then) until a house became available, which wasn't too long in coming. I can't imagine what the family thought of the new house as next door and next door but one had been demolished in the bombing.
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