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I've forgotten a lot of my own language when I talk
I have been here a life time
I was 18 when I came and I'm 90 now
A life time really
So now you are more Southampton than you were Czech?
Oh Yes
Oh Yes
And the family were kind to you?
Oh they were very kind
Yes they had two boys
and the third one was born while i was there
and we lived in Southampton,
but when the bombing kept on we we to Rownhams they bought a big house
and took with me them . I had to go to the police
if i wanted to go so many miles
from A to B I had to go to the police
I said I would like to go there
Could i get permission?
You see all the stampng
This is the police stamping
So this is
my little book
So this is your aliens order certificate of registration
Here you are alien Southampton 4 September
1939
Stamped by the police
Yes
So everytime you wanted to travel anywhere
You had to get permission
I can't remember how far or when
But I wan't allowed to go near the coast
if I wanted to go from A-B
I went to the police
I said I would like to go there
I they would put down where I'm going
What time
And as soon as I was back I woulkd go to the police
until I'm back again