Memories of a young lad nr Holmsley Aerodrome
Author: Gareth Owen
An oral history interview with John Arnold. Interview Date 11/06/2014
John was three at the start of the war and lived at Thorney Hill (near Holmsley). John remembers Canadians at Homsley, collecting items from the airfield, bombing of Southampton and Americans/Canadians burying equipment when they left.
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Interviewed by: David Larder
Transcription by: Sophie Larder
Checked by: Liz Rolf
Audio Editor: Cosmic Carrot
Date: 1939