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Coventry blitz was at least a year after the war started, so everyone had experienced bombings, Coventry Fire brigade knew exactly who to call for help, all over the country we were on standby, the Army were on alert for everything like bomb disposal etc, they were at the gates before the aircraft had hardly left.
The council chiefs of all departments, assessed what needed to be Done. By monday the 18th nov they issued their findings and it appeared on that days local newspaper, this was obviously the first place to look. You will find that report in Dutchmans blitz book. We all witnessed and agreed what was said,.The Army took over where needed. Of all the people the Council thanked the White Lion Hotel was not on the list, they took no part.
yet here certain people told me I was wrong and printed a story that said the white Lion issued cheap food to the ARMY. fetched water from 40 miles away, People that was not within twenty years of the blitz, All districts in Coventry was not affected, Only when about six/seven fire tenders wee at maximum stretch did water supplies cease.
Since I wrote and told them were to look, they now want to debate about it. yes I was eye-witness to it all, and got annoyed, what they wrote pure fiction by the author of the story