Friday, 9 May 2025

World War 2 Eighty Years On - Wednesday May 9th. Victory in Europe Day

Wednesday  May 9th.

Victory in Europe allowed many restrictions which had been necessary for the defence of Britain to be revoked. Those that remained controlled building, manufacture and rationing, the latter having the most immediate effect, when from May 22nd, the allowance of fats, bacon, meat and soap were reduced.

 

V.E. DAY 

I'm glad I lived through all those years of great and bitter war,

I saw a nation strive and pray like it never had before

Its youth shone forth with valour, every boy a man,

A unity between us, we fought as no other can.

We worked the fields together while they fought high in the sky,

We saw the hand of death, but with spirits ever high

Watched destruction to our land until nothing looked the same.

Gallant heroes dearly loved within the halls of fame

Gave their lives so freely. They only knew the Spring

Side by side we toiled, only labour could soon bring

An end to the fighting, an end to all the strife.

How the years dragged on taking precious days of life

But how we loved and shared our every hope and dream,

Devoted to our cause, all together as a team,

The ever tightening bond that joined each one of us

How we faced all dangers without fuss

Oh! yes I'm proud that I once saw the rising of this Nation.

by

         Jean Amor, Eton Wick.

 

This is an extract from Round and About Eton Wick: 1939 - 1945. The book was researched, written and published in 2001 by John Denham.



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