"Some had an item of uniform, jacket or trouser, perhaps a steel helmet or an arm band.

"All of them however, were armed to the teeth with broom handles, and engaged in military maneuvers in bombed out buildings. "

"Taking the ferry to New Brighton was a favourite Sunday pass time, the fare was 4 pence one way.

"In the war years the Mersey was a hub of activity, ships of every type were coming, going, or unloading.

"Much has been written of the Battle of the Atlantic and how vital shipping tonnage were lost. Perhaps so, but vast quantities of cargo made to Liverpool.

"The railways were over worked trying to get this cargo from Liverpool to where is was destine.

"The sinews of war, tanks, artillery, trucks, you name it, were parked in places like Sefton park, those places soon got full. Bombed sites were cleared and used as ordnance dumps, they got full. Finally the side streets were used for parking this hardware.

" In a few short years, Liverpool was one big massive ordnance dump, from broom sticks to hard steel.

"If des Fuehrer could have seen what I saw, he would have had sleepless nights."