May Rainer War and Memory (b. 1909) In the beginning of May Rainer’s memoir, she writes about her Grandfather’s time during the Zulu War and how it affected his …
Amy Frances Gomm: (b.1899): Purpose and Audience ‘The present is so fun; the future so uncertain. There’s no time for the past; that past which had its own …
Arthur T. Collinson (b. 1893): Home & Family “United we stand, divided, we fall” (63). With Arthur T Collinson’s memoir being dedicated to his late Mother, Father, first wife and …
Mary Denison (1906 – 1997): War and Memory. ‘What did you know about the Great War, as it was called – the background to four of your childhood years?’ (63) …
Adeline Hodges (b.1899): War & Memory War is a subject that Adeline dedicates much of the second section of her memoir to. It is mainly focused on her late …
Harold Gill (1919-2003): Class Matters Harold Gill immediately identifies himself as a working-class man. This is seen through his account of childhood and the hardship that his …
Annie Lord (b. 1899): Disabilities – Part Two “I was only married 2 years when I found out he was a cripple from 1914 War an ex[-]serviceman man mind you …
Harold Gill (1919-2003): War and Memory Part Two Perhaps the most refreshing aspect of Harold’s memoir is the gruesome authenticity of it. He does not try to glorify his experiences …
Harold Gill (1919-2003): War and Memory Harold’s memoir is dominated by the topic of war and conflict. From the moment of conscription in 1939 to his emotional homecoming …
Harold Gill (1919-2003): An Introduction Harold Gill was born in 1919 in the small northern village of Wesham. He was the seventh child of a bricklayer, making …
