Coldstream Guards in Bushey

As 6/7/8 year old boys, we were surprised when a detachment of Coldstream Guards suddenly arrived in several unoccupied houses near our homes in Bushey, Herts in 1940. We soon made friends of them in the front gardens of some of the houses, and were fascinated by the drill movements they regularly carried out. We soon learned the movements and entertained the residents of local Alms Houses in their courtyard. One large house was used as Headquarters and had a sentry posted at the front gate. We tried speaking to him but most of those on duty did not know whether to converse, ignore or tell us... Mehr ...