Wally Ward: Politics and Protest Wally Ward, b.1914, wrote his memoir ‘Fit For Anything’ detailing his life with epilepsy in the twentieth century. Wally’s memoir is, on …
Fermin Rocker (b.1907.) : An Introduction Fermin Rocker (22 December 1907 – 18 October 2004) Fermin Rocker, born on the 22nd December 1907 in the East End of …
Jack McQuoid (1910-1985): An Introduction “Our lives do not begin and end by opening and closing like a book. Life could be likened more to a surging …
Molly Keen’s Childhood Memories 1903-1921: An Introduction During Molly Keen’s childhood, along with her family, she faced the emergence of the First World War in 1914 when she was …
Molly Keen Childhood Memories (1903-1921): Life and Labour I would situate the Keen family as upper-working-class because they had little income, apart from the father’s work as a master sign …
Fermin Rocker (b.1907): Purpose and Audience Fermin Rocker’s 1998 memoir focuses on his childhood in Stepney before the outbreak of World War One and his positive relationship with …
Walter John Eugene Elliott (1890- 1977): War and Memory (1) The First World War was a traumatic experience for all involved. It was a time of devastation which still haunts the world …
Jack McQuoid (1910-1985): War & Memory ‘I have lived through most of the twentieth century – an age of conflict and propaganda in which I have strived to …
Molly Keen Childhood Memories (1903-1921): Home and Family Blog Two Molly Keen’s family lived through times that included many tragedies, many of which were outside of their control. For example, the sinking …
Cecil George Harwood (1894 – 1983): War and Memory II ‘Whatever is written from Autumn 1915 to 13th November 1916, will be authentic but I will leave out as far as possible …
