fear wondering if they were going to smash the doors in or something.
You were expected to go in and sort it out, you know, if there were
any fights or anything. I weren’t going to do that! I hadn’t got hardened
to it at that stage, I didn’t have a uniform or nothing then”.
With TCH being situated in the country it was unlikely to be in
danger from German Bombers but it was felt that it should comply
with the national blackout regulation. Because of the rural location
and the size of the hospital it was necessary for staff to be trained in
the event of an enemy attack, as well as having its own fire brigade
(of which Frank was a member) each department also had its own
ARP (Air Raid Precaution ̤