Slough was seriously affected by World War Two. Men of fighting age were "called up" to serve in the armed forces all over the world, while some were closer to home.
'By the 2nd World War Mum and Dad had 12 children, but 3 died very young…. I was in the Pioneer Corp (RSVP) in Clacton…. I worked in the cookhouse for a year then I was discharged due to my poor eyesight. Our brothers; Jim was a Sergeant in the Artillery, Sid was a Sergeant-Major in the Duke of Cornwall - Dad's regiment, Alf was in the London Irish, Dick was in the Anzacs, the Australian and New Zealand Corp and Jack was in the Gordon Highlanders. Our neighbours called us the Clark Army.'
Bill Clark
As a centre of heavy industry, many of the factories on Slough Trading Estate stopped making their usual products and started to make bombs, aircraft parts and other items necessary for the war. However, as most of the men went away to war, the women had to take their place.