Charles V. Skargon (b. 1900): An Introduction
During the years following my North Atlantic journeys I often thought about those times, my adventures and dangers and mad rolling oceans, …
Dora R. Hannan (1909-2001): 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 …
Dora R. Hannan (1909-2001): Home & Family
“My father was in the Royal Navy, and almost a complete stranger to my brothers and me. Like all naval personnel, he …
Frederick Charles Wynne (b.1897): An Introduction
“We lived in a small world. Princes Street was our domain or rather our domain was in Princes Street, next to Victoria …
Charles V. Skargon (b. 1900): Purpose & Audience
Often some of my clients (assurance) whose husbands were at sea, would tell me what their men were putting up with when …
Frederick Charles Wynne- Habits, Culture and Belief (Part Two)
“The Boer War was on during the early years and everyone was consumed with emotion because of the troops besieged in Ladysmith. …
Dora R. Hannan (1909-2001): An Introduction
Dora belonged to a naval family, so was naturally born on the south coast in the naval town, Portsmouth. Her memoir acts …
Harry Dorrell (B.1903): War and Memory
‘Body of Able Seaman Alfred Edwin Dorrell recovered.’ Memory in general is selective and therefore our memoirs are likely to only include …
Alexander Howison (b. 1795): War, Memory & Life Writing
Is it peace or war? (p.34) War is prevalent within Alexander’s life, although not always at the forefront of his narrative, he …