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Edward Guinness was at Stowe from 1938 - 1942. He recalls at the height of the Munich crisis the digging of trenches near Queens temple.
Robert Bennett's main recollection was the food. "It was a terrible struggle to feed us. Whale meat pie & snoek pie, recommended by Edith Somerskill, minister of food. Black market eggs & bacon could be bought from the stables of the New Inn, then for some reason called the Nevelry".
His Honour J E M Irvine says "I remember being awakened by the bombs falling along the South Front" The food was also mentioned again, especially the rationing. "Having to take our corners of butter, cheese, margarine, jam & marmalade into meals and then taking them away again". His Honour also recalled going to the Nevelry to fill ourselves up with bacon & eggs.
Michael Ruthver recalls the Nissen Huts used to store ammunition all down the driveways to Stowe; Troops billeted around the place and walking on the way to classes with Wellington Bombers flying to and from local aerodromes. In each dormitory there was one senior boy in charge with clear instructions of how to act in case of bombing or fire attack.
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