Ruth Cox (1890): War and Memory War and Memory Many people all over the British Isles suffered from injuries through bombings and air-raids, many too were courageous in …
Cecil George Harwood (1894 – 1983): War and Memory I ‘Before finally making for home we reported to the head gardener to say we would not be in any more as we …
Mrs RM Downer (b.1884): War and Memory RM Downer lived through two World Wars in her lifetime. The First World War began when she was 30, and Second did …
Frank Prevett (b.1904): War and Memory At the commencement of the First World War, Frank and his family were living in the village of Withyham. Frank admits that …
Charles Whiten Sanderson (1906-1990): War and Memory Part One. ‘Joiners, bricklayers, miners, stockingers – all transformed into soldiers overnight, all under the great delusion that it would be over by Christmas, …
John Gibson (1887-1980): War & Memory Whilst the First World War no doubt had an impact on John’s life, it is a subject he only touches on briefly. …
Dora R. Hannan: War and Memory Personally, I was terrified of the war, having seen pictures of fierce looking Germans in spiked helmets with dreadful bayonets, the Kaiser …
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 …
