Iori's El Alemain
Iorwerth Lewis saw his first action in El Alamein in October 1942...
Mulberry Harbours
Joan Jones from Aber helped build the Mulberry Harbours for the D-Day landings...
Student Days
Caryl Davies was a student during the war and recalls the great Alexandra Hall food scandal. ....
Exchanging Eggs
Patricia Canon Fitzpatrick discovered the buying power of fresh chickens' eggs....
A London Lass
Myrtle Parker left London for the safety of the Mid Wales countryside...
A Childhood Prank
Sarah Hughes remembers a prank she and her sister played on an army conovy...
VJ Street Party
Aberystwyth organised a special street party to mark VJ Day sixty years on...
WW2 Mini Site
Read more wartime memories written by people from across Mid Wales...
your comments
Pauline Mayze - London
Me and my cousin Doreen was evacuated to Aberystwyth we stayed at a big house with a magistrate and his wife.
Wed Oct 28 12:24:10 2009
Arthur Woods
I was evacuated to Devils Bridge From Loraine St School Liverpool...became Welsh & in a few weeks will visit pontrhydygroes again.
Mon Jun 30 10:05:29 2008
Yvonne from Swansea
Can anyone tell me which armed forces were in the Aberystwyth area in the Spring/Summer of 1940?
Mon Jan 21 10:48:45 2008
Ronald Jones Liverpool
I was evacuated to Aberystwyth aged about 11, I am now 76. I think I was staying in the Carleon hotel at first, and was then moved somewhere else. I loved Aberystwyth, I remember we used to go on the funicular. I also loved the people they were so kind. Is the Carleon hotel still there?
Wed Jun 6 09:27:00 2007
Norman Carter from California
I was posted to Aberystwyth as a Flight Cadet.We lived in the last Hotel north. While there I remember doing three mile cross country runs, barefoot in the beautiful countryside. And of course lots of marching and drills on the sea front.
I met my first real girlfriend Sheelah Patricia Lewis from Haverfordwest. She was a biology student at the University and we had great memorable times together. While there I played a part in a play called "Ghost Train" with the local theater group. More fun.
I went off to become a Flying boat Pilot/navigator and somehow we lost touch. I often recall 20the great times that the townspeople let us share.
Thu Sep 21 09:06:00 2006
If you have memories of Aberystwyth during the Second World War, you can add your stories and comments here or email us at wales.mid@bbc.co.uk.
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