Amy Frances Gomm: (b. 1899): Home and Family ‘mother, peace-loving, with a quiet strength, was the force that held the situation on an even keel, welding these diverse units together …
Mrs W.E. Palmer (b.1908): Life and Labour Memories of Long Ago, is a nostalgic account of some of Mrs W.E. Palmer’s childhood years which she spent living at Harting …
Home & Family: Harold Heslop, 1898-1983. Given the impressive length of Harold Heslop’s memoir, and the clarity and detail in which he writes about ‘life beneath the fields,’ …
Alfred Ireson (b. 1856): Home and Family As a child, home and family were extremely important for Alfred Ireson. His strict religious upbringing has evidently instilled a sense of …
Elizabeth Rignall (B.1894): Home and Family Mother, placid, imperturbable, accepting everything and turning immediately to cope with any disaster; Father “shot out of a gun end” as we …
H J Harris (b.1903): Home and Family ‘I can give you the official way my father met his death, but you would have to accept my word for what …
Syd Metcalfe (b.1910): Home & Family “The fact is that very early in our family history I was made aware that both Arthur and Doona were accorded more …
Syd Metcalfe (B.1910): War, Memory & Life Writing “Our world was without meaning.” Syd Metcalfe, ‘One Speck of Humanity’ War. War never changes. Syd Metcalfe’s earliest memories were of death …
Syd Metcalfe (B.1910): Habits, Culture & Belief “I started boxing at school and found that on account of my enthusiasm I beat more boys than boys beat me.” Syd …
Kathleen Hilton-Foord (1903-1998): Home & Family Kathleen’s identity as a poet is derived from her experiences of family life. Her relationship with her grandmother has a significant influence …
