Wartime Memories of Jim O’Mahony Jim O’Mahony was born in Hackney in July 1940 and lived in that vicinity until they were bombed out (twice) landing up in a prefab in Catford. He had a difficult relationship with his father, for various reasons which he explains. This transcript records his memories before and during World … Continue reading The Wartime Memories of Jim O’Mahony
The Wartime Memories of Kenneth Wright
Wartime Memories of Ken Wright Ken Wright was born in Hale, Cheshire in May 1930 and was 9 years old when World War 2 started. As well as living through the War, he was called up into the Army and was a bandsman. This transcript records his memories before and during World War 2 together … Continue reading The Wartime Memories of Kenneth Wright
The Wartime Memories of Philippa Nichols
The Wartime Memories of Philippa Nichols Philippa Nichols (née Westlake) was born in Bristol in 1927 and was 12 years old when War broke out. Her father worked for WO & HO Wills in the tobacco industry. This transcript records her memories before and during World War 2 together with other experiences. The transcript and … Continue reading The Wartime Memories of Philippa Nichols
The Wartime Memories of Sylvia and Ron Seddon
Wartime Memories of Sylvia and Ron Seddon Sylvia Seddon (née Cook) was born in Stretford in 1936 and remembers vividly the bombing of MetroVicks. Ron was born in nearby Trafford in 1935. This transcript records their memories before and during World War 2 together with other experiences. The transcript and the video are about 52 … Continue reading The Wartime Memories of Sylvia and Ron Seddon
The Wartime Memories of Elizabeth Watson
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