Here is an account [edited] I wrote a while ago remembering my childhood [7-13] in WWii, which I called my "ANNUS FUCTABOUTILIS", in ref to the year I spent, aged 8-9, at 4 different schools in 3 different towns, & with many weeks of school time missed.

At Woodstock School, The Drive, Golders Green, from Sep 1937-Sep 39, when aged 7 yrs 4 months.
To Sidmouth, 31 Aug/1 Sep 39: war declared 3 Sep. There about 6 weeks, not at school. To Worthing. At Goring Hall School, Sussex, for my 8th birthday, 12 v 40.

Back to London, 63 Ashbourne Avenue, Golders Green,   Garden Suburb School, last 4-5 weeks of Summer Term. In Summer holiday, planned for sister Judith & me to go to Canada: all packed, farewell party held, but last minute change of regulations delayed, and then prevented, our departure.   Still at Garden Suburb first few weeks (3? 4?) of Autumn Term. Blitz began 7 Sep. Went to school one morning; sent home again as school bombed too severely to carry on. King & Queen came in afternoon to inspect damage — King hit between shoulders by big (10 or 11) girl who pleaded when challenged that she only wanted to tell people she had touched the King. Smoke puffs visible above from dogfight otherwise too high to see.

To Stony Stratford. No school. To Bedford. No school. There for Xmas 1940, lodgers in home of a Rev Mr Bearman.

To 182 Towcester Road, Northampton. Far Cotton School, about 5-6 weeks of Spring Term.

To 45 Mill Lane(?), Northampton. Started at Town & County School at beginning of Summer term. 9th birthday there. Back to Towcester Road.

(So — 4 different schools in 3 different towns, & maybe 10-12 weeks of school time not at any school, between 8th & 9th birthdays!)

Still at Northampton Town & County for 10th [& ?11th] birthday.

Back to London. Started at Hendon County School, Sep 1943, aged 11 yrs and nearly 4 months. There for 7yrs & 1 term.

Does anyone else about my age [b 1932] have any such detailed
memories of WWii's effect on his/her childhood?

~Michael~