WW2

Charles Whiten Sanderson (b. 1906-1990.): An Introduction.

‘It is said “Life is what you make it”. I disagree. Life is what other people, and events, make it for you.’ …

Then I received a letter to report to Bulford Camp as Heavy Goods driver in RASC where I did my Army training …

I was returning from one of these trips across Dartmoor when I was tailed by a Red Cap. He said ‘Pull in’; …

In the beginning of May Rainer’s memoir, she writes about her Grandfather’s time during the Zulu War and how it affected his …

783 VERE, Percy [pseud. of H.V. SMITH], ‘The Autobiography of a Working Man’, TS, pp.10 (c.6,500 words). Brunel University Library. Born …

Being a part of the Writing Lives project has definitely been a rewarding experience. I have always been interested in history and …

Harry’s wartime recollections are a subject of particular curiosity in his memoir, given that over the course of the two World Wars, …

[Guy] soon found [him]self a very busy person, and for the first time, due to staff calling [him] sir [he] realised, [he] …

As we know, the second world war broke out in September of 1939, a year after Lorna trained to become a QAIMS …

Lorna’s habits and beliefs convey how these help to form her personal identity; what cultural beliefs and activities did she maintain as …