George Polley’s life history, read by George Polley. Chapter nine (4139a), 1944
Highlights in this oral history recording include:

00.00 More on Birch airfield
02.25 Failure of brakes approaching Messing Street
07.45 Ahead of 2nd front Reserved occupations called up. Sunday mornings in the school
10.05 Death of Janet's aunt
11.20 4th June Flying fortress with bombs crashes between Badcocks and Scotties Easthorpe
16.09 Alert for Home Guard on 8 June
17.45 Failed attempt to buy house in Marks Tey at Auction – sold £820 – underbidders
19.55 September working at Layer Marney Wick farm – thunderbolt crashes within 50 yards killing John Allen age 19
25.00 Saturday 23 – American Plane comes down at Stanway Hall Farm destroying their machinery