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Martha Argent
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Liverpool
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Civilian
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A4911220
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10 August 2005

This story appears courtesy of and with thanks to The Liverpool Diocesan Care and Repair Association and James Taylor.

Everything was rationed, you only got 4 ounces of anything, two ounces of sugar, 4 ounces or margarine, 4 ounces of bacon, and one egg to each person. We were registered in Pegrams, and our day was Thursday, because you had to pick your day to get served. We used to stand in queues if there were any oranges or any bits of fruit. But we survived it, and of course there was a lot of black markets going around as well. In fact, some were better off than others. Our meals had to go skimpy, and we always had dried egg powder in our rations from the Americans, they supplied us in the food line.

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