It was Little Mickey’s birthday and usually his mother, ‘Sad’ Ellen, would have bought him an apple turnover from the luxury tea-room at the bottom
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How celebrated ‘spymistress’ Vera Atkins helped protect Chelsea during the Blitz
Vera Atkins is one of the most famous woman intelligence officers of the Second World War because she was responsible for running women Special Operations
Chelsea’s World War Two casualties in RAF, Army, Royal Navy and Merchant Navy services
On the basis of many years of research it has become clear that on the Home Front around 500 to 600 people were killed in
Chelsea Blitz 1940 to 1945. Part Three- 10th to 14th September 1940. More death and destruction.
Overview The Luftwaffe returned to Chelsea late Tuesday night 10th September and early Wednesday morning 11th September. There was a change in the pattern of
Chelsea Blitz time line 1940 to 1945: incidents and casualties
[This is a work in progress online posting intended to eventually present a full Chelsea Blitz timeline narrative. More detailed narratives of large-scale incidents with