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 …
Edward S. Humphries b.1889: Researching Writing Lives
I had originally chosen the Writing Lives module based purely on the fact that I had so much fun on the Prison …
Arthur Gill (b.1887): Reading and Writing
Throughout Arthur’s memoir he alludes to the bible, comparing his life and works to that of biblical stories. It is very clear …
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 …