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Children being evacuated to safety during the war

War Stories

Share your tales from the frontline or the home front - read, watch and listen to some fascinating stories.


Evacuees

Sylvia Byrd was sent to Tredegar as the Nazis bombed London.

Rugby Heroes

The stories of the Welsh internationals who died in the First World War.

John's Story

John Barrett recalls growing up in Crumlin near Caerphilly during the war.

Sile's Story

Sile Barrett was a war baby growing up in Cardiff while her father served in Burma.

Young but Willing

Haydn Davis was a young sea cadet in Newport keen to serve his country.

Return Journey

The last surviving Welsh veteran returns to the battlefields of the Spanish Civil War.

Living off the Land

Alfred Mills remembers how life in Barry was hard during the days of wartime rationing.

Butetown Remembers

How the multicultural residents of Cardiff's docklands were affected by World War Two.

The Home Front

The bombing of Newport through the eyes of railwayman Fred Simon.

Rosemary's Story

Fred's daughter Rosemary Prior shares her wartime memories.

Charles's Story

How Newport during wartime could be an exciting place for a young boy.

Harold's Story

This boilermaker's apprentice was involved in secret work preparing for D-Day.

Welch Ambush

Glyn Williams found Burma still dangerous two years after the war.

Rescued at sea

Peter Williams recalls a hair-raising mission over the Atlantic.

The Great Escape

How nearly 70 German prisoners broke out of a camp near Bridgend.

Gwen's Story

Gwen Burke nee Thomas remembers meeting Eisenhower and giving the Germans some lip.

The Pacifist View

Lily Tobias wrote the novel Eunice Fleet about the plight of conscientious objectors.

American Balloons

Mike in Penarth caused a scandal after exploring a Nissen hut which once housed American GIs.

Memories from Merthyr

Gwen Prosser is one of five Merthyr residents who shared their memories with us.

Nazis Who Knew Cardiff

German industrialists resident in the Welsh capital may have helped the bombers.

The War in Riverside

Barbara MacArthur grew up as the bombs rained down on Cardiff.

Simon Weston

The Falklands veteran has inspired many by his recovery from horrific injuries.

have your say

Do you have a war story from South East Wales?
Send it by email to wales.southeast@bbc.co.uk
We'd love to see your wartime pictures too.


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