3rd September, 1939 was a quiet autumn Sunday morning, and all Britain waited in a state of dull resignation. Among them was the 17 year old Danny, glued to the home "wireless" like everybody else.
At 11:00 our Prime Minister, the Rt. Hon. Neville Chamberlain, came on to say:
"This morning the British Ambassador in Berlin handed the German Government a final Note stating that, unless we heard from them by 11 o'clock that they were prepared at once to withdraw their troops from Poland, a state of war would exist between us. I have to tell you now that no such undertaking has been received, and that consequently this country is at war with Germany".
No one who heard those lugubrious words can ever forget them. WWI had ended less than 20 years previously: so all adults knew what the words meant. For us youngsters, all our lives (if not ended) would be changed beyond recognition in the next six years.
Of course, precious few of the hearers that morning are still alive, but even so, I would've thought that somewhere on "New Posts" mention might have been made. Perhaps it has ?
Last edited by Danny42C; 3rd Sep 2018 at 14:05.
Reason: Tidy up.