Lorna Kite (b.1916): Researching Writing Lives
Being a part of the Writing Lives project has definitely been a rewarding experience. I have always been interested in history and …
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 …
Jack Lanigan (1890-1975): Life & Labour (Childhood)
I now wanted to tell the world I was now a man, working and helping my mother Jack Lanigan, ‘Thy Kingdom Did …