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Letter from David Boldy to his parents
Letter from David Boldy to his parents telling them about the weather and his school activities.
Letter from David Boldy to his parents
Letter from David boldy to his parents telling them of his school life, his teachers and test marks.
Letter from David Boldy to his parents
Letter from David Boldy to his parents telling them the books he is reading, present buying and school sports.
Letter from David Boldy to his parents
Letter from David Boldy to his parents telling them of his school sports.
Letter from David Boldy to his mother
Letter from David Boldy to his mother telling her about day to day events at school including a cricket match and a concert.
Letter from David Boldy to his mother
Letter from David Boldy to his mother telling her about day to day events at school including a gym display, a film he went to see and what he was doing for the King's birthday.
Letter from David Boldy to his mother
Letter David Boldy to his mother telling her about day to day events at school.
Letter from David Boldy to his mother
Letter from David Boldy to his mother telling her about day to day events at school including sporting tournaments.
Letter from David Boldy to his mother
Letter from David Boldy to his mother telling her about day to day events at school, exam results and football scores.
Letter from David Boldy to his mother
One page letter from David Boldy to his mother telling her about day to day events at school, prizes won by his brother and how he had done in tests.
Letter from David Boldy to his mother
Letter from David Boldy to his mother telling her about day to day goings on at school including sporting tournaments and entertainment.
Letter from David Boldy to his mother
One page letter from David Boldy to his mother telling her about day to day goings on at school including religious services and sporting tournaments.
Letter from David Boldy to his mother
Letter from David Boldy to his mother. The letter includes news of a visit to the cinema, collecting cards and assessment results.
Letter from David Boldy to his parents
Letter form David Boldy to his parents with general conversation about school life and sport scores.
Letter from David Boldy to his parents
Letter from David Boldy to his parents regarding a request for pocket money and telling them of general news regarding his and his brother’s experiences at the school.
Interview with Adriano Landini
Adriano Landini (b. 1930) recalls his childhood living in the poor Santa Croce neighbourhood in Reggio Emilia. Describes the profound sense of solidarity in wartime, stressing the community spirit among the so-called "popol giost" (the salt of the…
Interview with Giglio Mazzi
Giglio Mazzi (b. 1927) recalls his early life in Reggio Emilia, born in a family with strong anti-fascist sentiments. Describes his first job at the Reggiane works, then at the local labour inspectorate where he was attached to a debris clearance…
Interview with Ferruccio Bergomi
Ferruccio Bergomi recalls his early life as a street urchin in the Precotto neighbourhood in Milan - describes monkey business, horseplay, fierce rivalries, melees, pilfering sundries and street games with friends. Gives an eyewitness account of the…
Interview with Sara Ventriglia
Sara Ventriglia, the daughter of a Jewish mother and a Catholic father, recalls her early life in wartime Milan. She describes the alarm being sounded, she and her family getting quickly dressed to reach a nearby shelter. She recollects moments…
Interview with Pietro Varesi
Pietro Varesi describes wartime life in Pavia, focussing on the Borgo neighbourhood. He mentions the Ticino bridges as primary targets for bombers; recalls bent shop shutters and debris on the streets; stresses the limited accuracy of bombing and the…
Interview with three survivors of the Po valley bombings
The informants remember wartime hardships endured near Pavia and Piacenza. Several stories recalled: a farmhouse being thoroughly searched for partisans, children questioned, people injured by shell splinters, a makeshift dugout used as shelter,…
Interview with Tullio Magnani
Tullio Magnani remembers his wartime years in the Pavia province. Although his father was blacklisted as a subversive communist he did not have any trouble at school. He recounted his role as a young resistance helper smuggling food rationing…
Interview with Ettore Raffin
Ettore Raffin describes his early life in wartime Cordenons, his father being in America and his brother at Friedrichshafen. Remembers watching masses of aircraft heading north en route to targets in Germany. Maintains that bombers took off from…
Group of leading aircraftsmen
A large group of leading aircraftsmen in dress uniform and side caps, some with white flash, standing in front of a single storey building; all are wearing webbing belts and shoulder straps, some carrying bags. One on right is carrying a pith helmet…
David Boldy in dress uniform
Full length portrait of David Boldy in dress uniform, standing to attention in front of a brick house.