Pat Hemingways Memories of WW2 I was born in 1934 at West Melton, Rotherham, a coal mining area. I was an only child and my parents were Richard Grainger and Annie (nee Butterfield, from Castleford, Yorkshire). Dad worked in the local Co-op and was also a special Constable, he failed his medical so he was … Continue reading The Wartime Memories of Pat Hemingway
The Wartime Memories of Alexander Roy Nichols
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JIKUxfrRieg&t= Hello my name is Rob Nichols and I'm going to do an interview for WarGen, the date is the 21st August 2018. No it isn't! 21st April even. 21st April 2018 and we are in Stroud and we are going to be discussing the experiences during the Second World War of my father Alexander … Continue reading The Wartime Memories of Alexander Roy Nichols
The Wartime Memories of Pauline Vaughan
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSK-yF4SxLo So, when were you born? 14th April 1927. Where were you born? What, the address? Yes. 4 Chartry Road, Stockhill, South West 9. Who were your parents? Emily and Arthur Smith. Did your mother work? Not until the war, women were called up to do jobs, she went in her office as she used … Continue reading The Wartime Memories of Pauline Vaughan
The Wartime Memories of Barbara Shram
The wartime memories of Barbara Shram. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YC7C7s8_nU8&feature=youtu.be Where and when were you born? I was born in Little Heath, Hertfordshire in 1927. Do you have any brothers or sisters? I've got 2 sisters and no brothers, my eldest sister she is 97 now... So you were the youngest of 3 sisters. I was yes, I … Continue reading The Wartime Memories of Barbara Shram
WW2 Memories of Irene Bell
I was born in 1935 in Bootle, Liverpool, my father was Harold Southward a fireman and my mother was Elizabeth (nee Toy) and she was a fire watcher. Ours was a modern house with electricity, gas, hot & cold water, no telephone. To help with the war effort they both collected scrap metal which could … Continue reading WW2 Memories of Irene Bell
WW2 Memories of Derek Hugh Rigby
WW2 MEMORIES OF DEREK HUGH RIGBY I was born in 1937, the year of the Coronation of George VI, our Queen’s father, in Chorley (a small mill town in Lancashire). When war was declared I was 2½ and not aware of the ‘phoney war’, Battle of Britain, or Dunkirk. By the time I was able … Continue reading WW2 Memories of Derek Hugh Rigby
Wartime Memories of Sheila Nichols
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8R8p3fiBdw I'm Rob Nichols for WarGen and the date today is 21st April 2018. We are in Stroud and we will be discussing the experience of Sheila Nichols whose maiden name was Darby and lived in Bristol during the War and was also evacuated for a short spell. A short spell. Two years! Ok, Sheila … Continue reading Wartime Memories of Sheila Nichols
Wartime Memories of Peggy Long, Tom & Jane Warden & Mrs Dora Watkins
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ex1uQm37n4E In June 2017 children from Shapwick School interviewed 4 locals form the area who had lived during WW2 on behalf of WarGen. Bold type: Interviewers (schoolchildren); Frankie Bull, Charlotte Madigan-Nicol & Kerry Ann Bake Bold italics: Interviewer; Lisa Pool (teacher) Regular: Interviewees; Mrs Peggy Long, Tom & Jane Warden & Mrs Dora Watkins, … Continue reading Wartime Memories of Peggy Long, Tom & Jane Warden & Mrs Dora Watkins
Wartime Memories of Audrey and Alec Brookes
Audrey Brookes (née Upton) was born on June 1930 in Stockport, and Alec Brookes was born in May 1926 in Hulme. This transcript records their individual memories before and during World War 2 together with other experiences. Both had previous marriages before they themselves married in 1968. The transcript and the video are about 1 … Continue reading Wartime Memories of Audrey and Alec Brookes
Wartime Memories of Brian Griffin
These notes were written by Brian Griffin in 2018 for WarGen. He is based now in Sydney, Australia. He was born in India in 1930 and was at school in England from 1936 to 1947. Brian: In 1939 my family was on our summer school holidays with my grandfather at his home in Italy. During … Continue reading Wartime Memories of Brian Griffin