The survivor of one of the final rocket attacks during the Second World War has hosted a clean-up of graves in Harrow Weald Cemetery.
Recounting the day of the rocket attack on Uppingham Avenue in Stanmore in 1945, Peter Webber, 89, told STANMORE&EDGWAREnews: “It was 3am. I woke up and saw the sky. The house was demolished. There was glass embedded in my skull that I was pulling out three months after.
“I went down a ladder to be helped by the Salvation Army. I was a very lucky guy. I rode my luck throughout the years.”
Sadly, four members of Peter’s extended family were killed in the attack, including his uncle, aunt and two cousins.
On the 80th anniversary of the attack on Sunday, March 23, Peter hosted a commemoration event and also cleaned up the graves of the 19 people who were killed.
Following the attack, Peter moved to an aunt’s house for the next three months and later moved to Wealdstone. He attended Belmont School.
Speaking about his memory of the day itself, Peter said there was very little he was now able to recall and feel from the attack.
He said: “Memories fade, and I only look at photographs, not that there’s many of them.”
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