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Memories of the Sheffield Blitz

Joan Lee 91, was a nurse during the second world war but during the Sheffield Blitz she was working in a sweet shop. 668 civilians and 25 servicemen were killed during two nights of bombing. A total of 1,586 people were injured and over 40,000 more were made homeless.

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