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some experiences of an african air-raid warden - West End at War

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<strong>West</strong> <strong>End</strong> <strong>at</strong> <strong>War</strong><br />

Emergency in C5 district<br />

In the 1940s telecommunic<strong>at</strong>ions were very limited, mobile phones <strong>an</strong>d emails didn’t exsist.<br />

Air Raid <strong>War</strong>dens relied on paper message forms to report <strong>an</strong>d respond to bomb incidents.<br />

For more examples <strong>of</strong> Message Forms visit www.westend<strong>at</strong>war.org.uk<br />

In Message form Out Message form<br />

Task<br />

See if you c<strong>an</strong> read the h<strong>an</strong>dwritten message forms<br />

above <strong>an</strong>d <strong>an</strong>swer these questions<br />

Wh<strong>at</strong> d<strong>at</strong>e <strong>an</strong>d time was the ‘in message form’<br />

written?<br />

Wh<strong>at</strong> type <strong>of</strong> bomb hit the area?<br />

Wh<strong>at</strong> d<strong>at</strong>e <strong>an</strong>d time was the ‘out message form’<br />

written?<br />

How m<strong>an</strong>y ambul<strong>an</strong>ces were sent to the incident?<br />

40<br />

Write your <strong>an</strong>swers below<br />

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