Nora Lumb (b. 1912) War and Memory Blog “The Great War was about to begin and no doubt the grim affairs and negotiations leading up to it were hastening to …
Thomas Mclauchlan (1888-1979): War and Memory Like many of the working-class writers featured on the Writing Lives website, Thomas MacLauchlan lived through the many wars that Britain fought …
R.W. Morris b.1895: War and Memory. During WW1 Richard W. Morris was posted, by the Navy, at Malin Head in Ireland at the Wireless Station. This experience is …
Samuel Mountford (b. 1907) War and Memory (Continued) Following on from my last blog where I talked about Samuel Mountford’s experiences with the start of the war, including the announcement, …
Charles Whiten Sanderson (1906-1990): War and Memory Part Two. ‘After twenty years of uneasy peace it was all to begin again, begun by the same nation who had supposedly been the …
May Jones: War and Memory “I knew then that I should die an old maid, I was only twenty years old” May’s memoir is about her childhood …
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 …
Norah Elliott (b.1903): Migration, Immigration & Emigration “In 1938 feeling that life was getting too complicated I went to the League and started to arrange an exchange to Victoria …
Joe Ayre (b.1910): War and Memory The two World Wars have undoubtedly had a huge impact on history. I myself have studied the effects of both wars throughout …
Ruth Cox (born 1890): War and Memory Part I Many people all over the British Isles suffered from injuries through bombings and air-raids, many too were courageous in their duties to …
