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D Was Churchill's Shadow,”

Part Five

No. 10 DOWNING STREET

WAS A DEATH TRAP

T

derson

By Ex-Inspector

WALTER HENRY THOMPSON

HE raid had been on ing, lie would never leave No. 10 for some time, and url the guns had started: then the Mr Churchill stood he would walk through

intrage round St James's Park

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with Sir John An- to No. 10 Annexe which was at the door- the Park end of the Board of way of the No. 10 Annexe Trate building.

#t was apt for, watching the

but it was shell-bursts dangerous enough for the Frie and the searchlights.

Minister to be about unprotected. At this entrance were Once

we had hardly not to when a 1,000lb "bomb double doors, one of which shelter

dropped on the path where we closed. Mr Churchill had been a few minutes before, WHEM standing in front of Sir John in the open side. Suddenly I heard something whistling_through_the_air. Finally

-Was

"Something:

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claped it on his hend. Winston, On the way to Calesham the with an absent-minded gesture, car was lifted. Into the air by The explosion of a bamb, but flung it off.

Later I did manage to persunde no damage was done and I was him to wear the helmet when he thankful when I got Mr Churchill went out into the garden.

safely home in the small hours, His work: healt from my On cay of his tours to "hellfire point of view as his bodyguard, corner" we reached Ramsgate was of going on to the roof of just after raiders had bembed the Annexe to watch the raids, the town. Mr Churchill and Sir The harder the Germans hit the Kingsley Wood, then Chancellor more often he would ao up of the Exchequer, walked into there and nothing would dis- restourant which had been suade him.

Ladly hit.

He would stand on the root in his thick suit a R.A.F. cat coat and steel helmet, smoking _Mr_Churchill____was_a eigar and watching intently as

explesions-and-fires-lit-up-the-

coning diis presuaded to the the railway battered elty.

offices which hel bom les- On these occasions I med to in the same grond om of de tablished 10cr..

below ground take him to the lep filcor in the shells hit the fading pposite in the disused Downing Street lift. Then with much exertian and explored. I lung my arms the station.

he never und the Prime Minister and wang hàn hồilily round behind the closed door.

He was horrifed and ̃indigan. "Don't do that!" he roared at me.

he would climb the winding liked being underground, and staircase to the roof. Would often return in Downing Stævet before daylight, while s

as till on. raid was

Meanwhile the No. 10 Annexe was strengthened, and under- One night, after alle bombs haci ground reams were built for come particularly close, he said: the use of the Prior Minister, "I am sorry to take you into the Cabinet and Chief and danger, Thegion. I would

not to H

The proprietor-was unhurt, but- Ee told the Prime Minister he had lost everything and that his living was gone. Mr Churchill urned to Sir Khugsley and seld: "We must arrange for com pensation for shopkeepers

eases like this. Will you get a rehemo worked out? We must help them. This man has lost his business and his livelihood."

To

He had no sooner made this important request when the alert mounded again and the Mayor of ftamsgate asked us to go into

St Mr Churchill prefered you like it know how much the famous chalk shelters, M

It may have been rely that I Staff. did for some of the shrapnel flew through the open doorway. rleeping and working in his sale

member on one cecasion Mrs

ond a colleague of mine in the mià floor above. But I re- sir." I

rear of the party was hit.

It took Mr Churchill a tile Churchill made him promise to while to recover from his anger go down below when the raid and astonishment. I think he started. was surprised at the speed with So when I made my usual which I swung him round. He

report to him

Churchill it a clear and put on "I am not so sure about that, his steel helmet, but at the

I answered. "But what I am entrance to the shelters

was told concerned about is your safely. that smoking was not allowed. I do think you should stop going

One of the men waiting to go on to the roof and risking your in asked for the cigar, and to life unnecessarily."

his delight Winston handed it Firmly and sincerely came the to him. The mun_gave all

up about the ap- Is a fairly heavy man and I hal proach of enemy bombers and protects:

reply which overruled all my thought of taking shelter and sat to use considerable strength to gave him all

in the open smoking the cigar. the information

Inside "When my time is due, it will

the chalk tunnel move him

quickly.

available about the strength er come.

newsboy was shouting "Paper." That Was only one of the many the enemy, he Eathered up his So The continued to climb to "Please buy a paper from me, incidents i remember of Winston papers and we marched down the root. Later in the war I sir." he asked Mr Churchill; The Churchill taking deliberate risks to the basement room. I was had a sandbag shelter built up Premier emiled and bought a during the blitz. 15 see for him- mystilled by the docility with there. But even then Mr paper for a two shilling pleca. self what was going on. Indeed, which he went downstairs and Churchill would wander about the persistent pleas of Mrs noticed with some apprehension in the open and could only be Churchill and of his colleagues the cynical smile on his face. saukt not persuade him to use or

to stay in a shelter for any

length of time.

My Churchill did not alter hla

No, 10, Downing Street, was,

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in my opinion, a death trap, but enough, not long afterwards

the Prime Minister went on using _it_in the early days of the biliz.

Mr Churchill rang his bell,

persunded to take cover when We heard the shrapnel spintter- ing down on the leads.

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Throughout the bombing of Britain he was always cheerful, He did not confine his watch- helpful, encouraging, promising node of living to suit Hiller, and arranged everything ready hall.

When I had seen him into bed in to the grond-stand in White to repay the German's in their Throughout the bombing own coin. But the strain told Throughout the raids the worked for him at the bedside I went the Prime Minister made visits on him in private. on until the early hours of the to turn out the light.

to the damaged areas, morning, and I had to be on hand

Although he showed all the time; ready

"Leave it on, Thompson," said sites, to wherever there had been normal sign of nerves the oc- with his respirator and steel helmet.

action. the Old Man.

casions Inercased when the Old retired to I

my own room,

Man wanted to "let off steam." but clid not undress. Sure

Because was almost always on I was the scapegoat on the spot, One evening in Oslober, 1949, many occasions. tapped at the door and went in. we set out to inspect gun-sites Often I got a severe "rocket" He had put an a dressing-gown near Londen. An armoured car for something that had nothing and was gathering up his papers. had been provided for the Prime to do with me. When this "Well, Thompson, I have kept Minister, but it took some per- private biliz had gone on at in-

word One evening he was dining in my

he bald with suasion to make him ver it. tervals for overal months, 1 chuckle. a basement room there with Sir

"I came downstairs

As we approached Hammer- became disheartened. Archibald Sinclair, Mr Oliver 10 go to bed. Now I am going

flares were dropping right Once, General Sir Hostings Lytiction and Lord Brabazon. upstairs to sleep,"

Mr Churchill Ismay, secretary One night the King dined with glanced at them and snapped:. Cabinet, was present during one to the War When a bomb fell near by Mr Churchill left his gucato, stalked Me Churchill at 10 Downing "Carry on,"

outbursts, into the klichen,

A Som dropped about a mile and later I end ordered Street, and when the raid be

Mr Cked im if ho the staff to go to the shelter im- came

away and we arrived at our could explain why I had been mediately. Then he returned to the belie they adjourned to

frat call in Richmond Park, told off, for no reason at all. Mr Churchill table,

would keep where we were in time, to sen they afterwards another

The General smiled. Shortly

leaving the shelter to walk the guns shoot down a bomber.

"I get it just the same, Thomp- bomb crashed down between the round the garden just do re

We wore leaving) - Mr ron," he said. "If It gives him Treasury and No. 10, wrecking how things were getting on. The Churchill saw the officers ac velief from his overlaxed mind, the ldchen and demolishing

tried to restrain him several companying King A

getting into it is well worth it." nearby, Army hut. Not until times, but Winston Insisted on ordinary cars. He refused to then uld Me Churchil and his going.

"resopter his armotted ear shi, he was walking rat into a paloon. When at last Mr Churchill won out without his stoel helmet. Î "I will take the same thança në persuaded to use a safer builds moved to the doorway, and the rest! kim said.

guests adjourn to the shelter. Once when

When

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