world war 2 in wigan

anybody know of any stories

My Uncle Bob flew the Lancaster Bombers over Germany in WW2, getting info on bomb factories

My grandma lived at lower ince and remembers two bombs being dropped in westwood field they were trying to hit the train line

My Grandma & Grandad (Harry Birchall) lived in Daisy Bank cottages Junction Tce. Lower Ince.My Grandad was an engine driver. He told some frightening stories of train rides to Liverpool during the bombing.Cheers Jo

I remember the evacuees from Guernsey coming to Wigan. There were 2 sisters and their families whose father was the Harbour Master in St Peter Port. The men had to stay on the island but the dad smuggled one of the son in laws into the boat so that he could work and provide for the two families.

My grandad lived on Derby st. Spring view and tells tales of ging to the air raid shelter in the school grounds opposite.

My dad was the ARP warden for Shevington. He saw a german plane drop a bomb on the field near the motorway at Orrell. They used to get rid of extra bombs on the way home. I think that it was dig up years after when they were building the M6.

my earliest memories are of the war. My Dad got done because a light shone through the blackout in the bathroom. My brother was in the R.A.F and had lots of tales. (he's a lot older than me.)I saw the bomb damage in Liverpool. I also remember the evacuees from Bootle and how very badly they were treated until they were driven out. The sweet rationing for a kid was worse - my brother brought me back an orange from Iceland and I took it to school where I was surrounded by kids, and as I peeled it, a boy took the peel from me and ate it, I didn't like the orange and he took it and ate it all in one gulp. we carried our gas masks everywhere and our identity disks - my son has mine in his collection. I watched as a german plane burned on Winter Hill. I could be a big bore about it.

My great uncle Dickie was killed accidentally in the Navy on the HMS Nadine in 1943

Check out onine "Wigan Remembers A BETA research book on WW II" Lots of local stories told by local people including my late auntie Margaret Hudson from Marsh Green formerly Whelley about the bombing of the church in Greenhoof St. You will need Adobe to read it

Can you put a link up to the book?

I know it’s not Wigan but a bomb dropped in Euxton Chorley the pilot missed his target, ROF factory where the bombs were made.

link is betanetcafe.co.uk/Wigan%20Remembers.pdf

I was in Long Lane Hospital as a 5year old child in 1942 all of a sudden there was a massive blast & 2 windows were blown into the ward, no one was hurt , we were told that the German aircraft had missed his target & the blast from the bomb caused the window to come in, i can remember the workman doing the repairs,.

My Dad was a Sgt in the royal engineers during WW2 serving in France with the B .E. F. My Mother worked at the R.O.F factory Euxton My Mother in Law worked at Risley R.O.F !