Jean Guy
Lost Dad
People in story: Jean Guy
Location of story: Sprotborough
Background to story: Civilian
Lost Dad
Jean’s family, her father, mother and brother Brian, moved from Edlington to
Sprotborough when she was only 13 months old and this event occurred.
Blackout regulations were in force and strictly enforced at the time when they
moved, and the family didn’t know their way around Sprotborough. During the
first week in the new home, their dad went out in his slippers to get fish and
chips for their supper, since they had no food in the house. They waited and
waited but he didn’t return, so Mum gave Brian a piece of stale bread, and had
nothing herself. Mum was very worried but there was nothing she could do, they
didn’t know anyone around and no one had a telephone then. She put the children
to bed and just sat and waited for daylight. Dad finally came home the next
morning when it was light and he could see his way. He said the blackout was so
effective that he didn’t know where he was and couldn’t find his way home.
Pr-BR