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Dorothy May's journal
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Letters written to be read by her husband on his return from the war. She discusses events in Freiburg, and her feelings about them.
Letter from Jack Dwyer to his wife
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Pages 1 and 2 are missing. Jack writes about his wife and daughters having to go into shelters during raids.
Dorniers attack an English Airfield
Artist's impression of an attack on a British airfield. Luftwaffe bombers are shown making a low level attack on two fighters, a Shell fuel tanker and a hangar. British forces are shown injured and taking cover in a bunker. A description, in German,…
Letter from Kenneth Smith to his family
Writes that he was off duty after church. Says that he had received his uniform and after alterations was now wearing it. Lists some of the equipment he has been issued with. Writes about air raid and going to shelter. Gives short description of his…
Airman by car
An airman wearing greatcoat and side cap standing with foot on running board of a car registration 'GX2297' holding a newspaper, In the background a Nissen hut, to the right the entrance to a blast shelter.
Interview with Reginald John Herring
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Reg Herring was living in London with his father and elder brother at the start of the war. His father built a shelter that collapsed after a heavy rainfall. Reg was evacuated to Sizewell and then to near Birmingham. After the war Reg returned to…
Interview with Gwendoline Thickett
Gwendoline Thickett grew up in Rotherham and was a young schoolgirl when the Second World War began. She was in Sunday School at her local church when the news of the declaration of war was announced. Her parents had already begun to prepare for…
Interview with Geoff Brown
Geoff was born and lived in the same area of Grimsby all his life, at the date of his interview he was 93. The first part of the interview concentrated on his experience of finding a German butterfly bomb close to his home. Geoff described how, after…
Interview with Patricia Cook
Patricia Cook was born in Lincoln, one of eight children, during the Second World War. She recalls having to sleep four to a bed and having to share their house with complete strangers. They had the Morrison shelter table in their front room. The…
Gerard Kilburn
Gerard Kilburn standing in a hole, dug for an Anderson shelter in the garden. A clothes line of washing can be seen in the top of the photograph.
A girl at an entrance of an Anderson shelter
A girl standing at the entrance of an Anderson shelter.
Woman at the entrance of an Anderson shelter
A woman standing at the entrance of an Anderson shelter.
Three people in an Anderson shelter
Three people looking out of the entrance of an Anderson shelter. One man is wearing a helmet.
Some memories of the war
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Memoir detailing a teenage girl's experiences of the war. The document details experiences of evacuation, the blackouts, sounds of the war during air raids and what they saw on the streets of Liverpool.
Interview with Carla Fantini
After leaving school, Carla Fantini started working as telegraph operator, which she found a gratifying and thoroughly enjoyable occupation. She describes the bombing war in Milan, stressing widespread destruction and ravaging fires. She recalls the…
Interview with Frank Edwards
Frank was born in London. He recalls a V-1 coming over and taking shelter in the London underground. Frank talks of his evacuation to the countryside near Croxton Kerrial, when he was nearly five. He was accompanied by his two brothers and,…
Robert Wilfred Hawkes' training photographs
Six photographs on an album page.
#1. Four men seated at a table in a Nissen hut. Bedding, washing and other paraphernalia of living can be seen. It is captioned: 'STURGATE '45'
#2. Six airmen in uniform, seated on bicycles with their arms around…
#1. Four men seated at a table in a Nissen hut. Bedding, washing and other paraphernalia of living can be seen. It is captioned: 'STURGATE '45'
#2. Six airmen in uniform, seated on bicycles with their arms around…
Interview with Raffaella Sorsini
L’intervistata è Raffaella Sorsini, nata a Vicchio (FI) il 25 maggio 1919, impiegata in pensione. Interviene Marianna Galardini, nata il 18 maggio 1897. L’intervista è effettuata da Claudio Rosati a Pistoia, presso la casa dell’informatrice,…
Interview with Giulio Fiorini
L’intervistato è Giulio Fiorini, nato a Pistoia il 26 novembre 1906, impiegato alle Officine San Giorgio. L’intervista è effettuata da Claudio Rosati presso la sua abitazione a Pistoia, l’11 ottobre 1983. Dopo aver vissuto il bombardamento a…
Interview with Mario Galardini
L’intervistato è Mario Galardini, nato a Castel di Casio (BO) il 15 agosto 1923, consulente del lavoro. Interviene il fratello Raffaello, sono presenti Lory Galardini e Annalia Galardini. L’intervista è effettuata da Claudio Rosati presso la…
Letter from Ian Hay to his grandmother
Written from RAF North Coates. Describes camp location and aerodrome. Points out that location is closest in country to Germany. Describes air raid shelter and accommodation. Mentions E.N.S.A. concert.
Interview with Mieczyslaw Maryszczak
Mieczyslaw Maryszczak was born in Bokyivka, Ukraine and served in the Polish Army and then the Polish Air Force. An early memory of the war is throwing bread to starving Russian prisoners who were being marched from Lviv to Podlesice. At 17 he was in…
Interview with Arthur Hydes
Arthur Hydes grew up in Ingham and his family were closely involved with the life of the RAF camp during the war, watching the airfield being built and operations from there. He talks about the village before, during and after the war, including…
Interview with Sidney and Una Ellis
Sidney and Una both experienced the effects of the war in Sheffield as children. When Dunkirk survivors arrived at the nearby Reception Centre, Sidney collected many souvenirs such as cap badges. His aunt also took two soldiers in to her home while…
Memories of War
Discusses life on the home front, the bombing of Hull, and her training and service in the Women’s Auxiliary Air Force at RAF Driffield.