Elizabeth Watson (née Sladden) was born in Northumberland in 1933 and was on a ship (SS City of Simla) with her mother when it was torpedoed of the Northern Ireland coast in September 1940, while they were on their way to the Far East. This transcript records her memories before and during World War 2 … Continue reading The Wartime Memories of Elizabeth Watson
The Wartime Memories of Carole and Tony Mindham
Tony Mindham was born in rural Norfolk in 1938 and didn’t see much of the War which, living in Holme Hale, passed him by to an extent. Carole Mindham (née Wilkinson) was born in South Manchester in 1941, after the War had started. They could not have come from more different backgrounds! This transcript records … Continue reading The Wartime Memories of Carole and Tony Mindham
The Wartime Memories of Kenneth Young
The wartime memories of Kenneth Young. Interview carried out by Jill Pearce for WarGen. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wv70kyRMGfc&t=0s KENNETH YOUNG My name is Kenneth Young and I was born in Glasgow in 1935. My parents moved to Bearsden in East Dunbartonshire, north of Glasgow, in 1936. Earliest recollections of the war were the air raids on … Continue reading The Wartime Memories of Kenneth Young
The Wartime Memories of Laurie and Mabel Gordon
Interview of Laurie and Mabel Gordon with their daughter Christine by Shane Greer for WARGEN. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kN7vT33Ltj4&t=2s (SG) When and where were you born? (LG) Dundee, 17th October 1927. (MG) And I was born same Dundee, 15th March 1933. (SG) Ok so tell me about your parents. What kind of jobs did they have? (LG) My … Continue reading The Wartime Memories of Laurie and Mabel Gordon
The Wartime Memories of Judy Harding and Jim Stewart
Judy Harding (née Stewart) was born in Hong Kong in 1937 and her father, working for the Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank was posted and moved the family to Manila in the Philippines before the War there started. Jim Stewart, Judy’s brother, was born in 1940 in Manila. The family were interned by the Japanese … Continue reading The Wartime Memories of Judy Harding and Jim Stewart
The Wartime Memories of Liz Young
Liz Young interviewed in May 2018 by Jill Pearce for WarGen. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Q6hNgS2KTI My personal memories of the war are rather sketchy and random. I was born at Woldingham, Surrey in 1936. The village is between Croydon, Kenley and Biggin Hill aerodromes, targets for the German bombers and I remember the planes droning overhead and sometimes … Continue reading The Wartime Memories of Liz Young
The Wartime Memories of Francis Stone
Transcript of interview with Francis Stone by Jill Pearce https://youtu.be/oqGIGq2IA4Q Well my experience would be different to the majority because, as I said a few minutes ago, we fortunately knew people in the district that we went to, so I think that the people that I was actually evacuated to officially drew a billeting allowance. … Continue reading The Wartime Memories of Francis Stone
The Wartime Memories of Alf and Val Charles
The Wartime Memories of Alf and Val Charles for WarGen Interview carried out by Deb Fisher and transcribed by Zoe Booton https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTF11NREO-s I came to Cowbridge Drama School on my first day the 14th September 1938 the very first day that Edward Reece became headmaster and the day they officially opened the gymnasium and dining … Continue reading The Wartime Memories of Alf and Val Charles
The Wartime Memories of Ronald Core
The Wartime Memories of Ron Core Ronald Core was born in Ancoats, in central Manchester, on 21 February 1931. His mother’s surname was Jackson. He had two sisters, sadly no longer with us. His dad served in the 1st WW, but was injured and came home to serve in the Labour Corp. Ron was called … Continue reading The Wartime Memories of Ronald Core
The Wartime Memories of Elaine Greensmith
World War 2 Memories of Elaine Greensmith September 3rd 1939 found me, aged 6, with my family on the beach at St.Annes-on-Sea, Lancashire, a popular holiday resort near Blackpool. My brothers and father had been playing cricket on the beach with a several other boys who had joined in the game. Suddenly I was told … Continue reading The Wartime Memories of Elaine Greensmith