Joe Loftus (1914-1998): War & Memory “I can understand now how men were brutalised by the idiotic slaughter and years of doing everything by army numbers, cut off …
Mary Howitt (1888-1983): War and Memory – Part 1 When being awarded the Red Cross Decoration, the Royal Warrant said that it can only be given upon any ladies, whether subjects …
John Britton 1771-1857: War and Memory Britton held both the Army and Navy in very poor regard feeling they were undeserving of their wealth and rewards. Britton felt …
William Belcher (1884-1961) – War and Memory Part Two This post will focus on how Belcher’s personal journey and experiences through the First World War challenged his beliefs and values. Belcher …
William belcher (1884-1961) – Memory and War Part One William Belcher’s untitled memoirs are pervaded by a sense of fear and trauma that comes about from his experiences of war. His recollections …
Amy Frances Gomm (b.1899): War and Memory – Part one ‘Conscription became a fact of life in those early March days. Her two sons, strongly pacifist, hadn’t joined up.’ (Gomm, pp.131) The …
Amy Frances Gomm: (b.1899): War and Memory – Part two ‘Life went on, though. I had to face it.’ (Gomm, pp.143) As we continue from part one, Amy told us of conscription …
Mrs W.E. Palmer (b.1908): War and Memory The war wended its way to a close, […] and Jimmy climbed the highest tree he could find, to hang a Union …
Mary Howitt (1888-1983): War and Memory – Part 2 ‘We divided the days and nights into 4 hourly shifts and the heaviest was 1 a.m. to 5 a.m. because it was …
Edward S. Humphries: War and Memory Part Two Humphries’ time in World War One was spent fighting Turkish soldiers in Mesopotamia (now known as Iraq). He took many photographs of the …
