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Press cutting entry in logbook

Unknown, 1945, Document
Press cutting entry in logbook
Press cutting entry in logbook
Press cutting entry in logbook
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Item no
21003
Title
Press cutting entry in Charles Boog Watson's ARP logbook
Description
A page of from the logbook of Charles Boog Watson, Air Raid Warden. The page records the date, 8th of May 1945 and the end of the war with the word, 'peace' in capital letters. Under this is a press cutting has been pasted in the diary. The cutting is taken from a newspaper on the day of Germany's surrender at the end of World War II. The article deals with Edinburgh's air raid experiences giving details of a couple of the greatest incidences, and also statistics for casualties, injuries and damaged houses.
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Date
1945
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Location
Edinburgh and Scottish Collection