My dad was in North Africa he sent home a christmas Cake,i remember bits of the icing had fallen off BUT still a lovely cake,and 2 pair of PJ think the ones meant for Mum just about fit me a six year old,We all went down to Grans,felt sorry for my friend who didnt have a Gran living near,no cars did te buses run on the 25th
Re: Christmas 1945
Posted by PeteH2 on 25/12/2025, 0:34:12, in reply to "Christmas 1945"
My dads family were living in Kirkstone Road North in 1945. The various brothers would not all have returned from the war in 1945, but I think they had been demobbed by 1946.
They had a front parlour with a fireplace that was rarely lit other than at Xmas, and then it was my dads brother Jack was was keenest to light it. I like to think that Jack (wounded in action crossing the Rhine) got the fire going in 1946 when the family were all reunited.
Re: Christmas 1945
Posted by Norma on 25/12/2025, 9:30:06, in reply to "Re: Christmas 1945"
My Gran died in November 1952,we spent Christmas at grans house in Hatton Hill with my 2 uncles But I had to go to 75 Sefton rd and light the fire in he front room there was bus stop outside the house,just to make it look like we where at home,Dad was always worried if the house looked empty someone would break in,only thing to steal would have been the pennies in the gas meter,
on 24/12/2025, 8:44:49
