Item 03: Thomas Alcock war narrative, 1917-February 1919 - Page 90

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were surrounded with screens so that no light would show. Stretchers would next be brought up so that in cases of emergency we would be carried away to safe places in the event of bombs dropping on the hospital

The air raid precautions amongst civilians may here be noticed as well. When an alarm was sounded the usual procedure was to take cover by getting in the tubes. They made excellent dugouts. Some of the poorer classes would take shelter there quite early in the daytime

My experience in conclusion as regards the people of Woolwich and surrounding parts was that they were kindness and hospitality personified and whenever I have the opportunity of speaking well of them

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