of(Darren) Indeed so. Nothing short of a miracle that I may have been conceived by persons wearing gas masks at the time. Maybe they did so because there was no such thing as soap in 1942. Didn't do Mum any harm - she's still alive and well, aged 92. :-)
soap. [Rosie] Same age as my dad only he was out there with Monty at the time. I can still remember my mum's gas mask. It was in a cardboard box under the stairs. I was born a little after the war but I have still got my ration card!