Peter Webber, who turns 90 soon, commemorates the 80th anniversary of a V2 rocket attack that killed 19 people in Stanmore, inviting relatives to join him on March 23. In 1945, when the missile hit Uppingham Avenue, he was just nine years old and narrowly escaped harm while his family lost relatives. The attack marked one of Germany's final retaliatory strikes before the war ended in Europe. Peter emphasizes the importance of remembering victims and the ongoing impact of such tragedies, with plans to clean the memorial stone for those lost.
I would like people who recall the attack to join me in remembering those who died in that V2 rocket attack.
Peter recalls, It was one of the last acts of vengeance by the Germans, considering it was so close to the end of the war in Europe.
I remember being carried down a ladder to Salvation Army volunteers... It was one of the last acts of vengeance by the Germans.
His cousin Maisie, 18 at the time, was the only survivor in her family.
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