S01 - E20: The Funeral
If you visit Hither Green Cemetery you will find a communal grave with the memorial plaque, "Sacred to the memory of the 38 children and 6 teachers who were killed when Sandhurst Road School was bombed by a lone German aeroplane on Wednesday, 20 January 1943". The media reported that 7000 people attended the funeral and Eric's parents are pictured leading the bereaved. Eric recalls the traumatic meeting that took place by chance some time afterwards between his mother and the foster parents who had looked after his sister, Kitt…
S01 - E19: Aftermath of the Bombing
Pulled from the rubble of Sandhurst Road School, Eric stares from a photo taken for a newsreel report, seriously injured. His mother visited every day, but could not face telling him the news about his sister, Kitty.
S01 - E18: Under the Rubble
The bomb hit Sandhurst Road School at about 12:30 on 20 January 1943 bringing three stories down on Eric and other children in the dining hall. Rescuers rushed to the scene and Eric's parents had an agonising wait for news about him and his sister, Kitty.
S01 - E17: The Bombing of Sandhurst Road School
Eric recalls how a lone German bomber got through to bomb Sandhurst Road School on 20 January 1943 and the moment when, sheltering under a table in the dining hall, he saw the school collapsing on him and his sister.
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