An incident showing the spirit of Londoners is related by a Nelson soldier in a letter: “Owing to unexploded bombs in London, traffic diversion made it necessary to turn down an East End street. It was particularly noticeable that not a window in any .of the houses remained unbroken with the exception of one solitary windowin a house. What do you think? Well, there was a dear old soul outside cleaning the one remaining pane. Believe me, I couldn’t help laughing. I think that was the height of optimism, ■ don’t you?” t
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Greymouth Evening Star, 9 December 1940, Page 2
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