Anita Elizabeth Hughes (Born 1892): War and Memory
The First World War only occupies a few paragraphs in Anita Elizabeth Hughes’s biography. The only aspects of her life she says …
Margaret Watson (b.1907) War and Memory
Margaret Watson was just seven-years-old when the First World War began. By the start of the Second World War, Margaret was a …
Wally Ward : Purpose and Audience
Wally Ward (born in 1914) wrote his memoir ‘Fit For Anything’ (2.798) during the 1960s, detailing his life as a sufferer of …
Jack William Jones, born 1900: War & Memory
The mention of the First World War and its association with the life of Jack William Jones is evidenced throughout his memoir. …
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.’ …
Eleanor Hutchinson (B 1915): War and Memory
“I wasn’t afraid of the Germans” (Hutchinson 30) Eleanor Hutchinson was born in 1915 in the midst of the First World War. …
Lillian Westall (born 1893): War and Memory
The First World War, also known as The Great War began in 1914 and ended in 1918. Lilian was nineteen years old …
Mary Norreen Hart (b.1928): Home and Family [part 1]
‘We were a family of five, but sadly did not live together as a family for very long because of our financial …
Ada Marion Jefferis (1884-1981): War and Memory
“In 1919 the usual celebrations took place all over the country. Sports, fetes, and parties were the order of the day.” (14) …
Mary Stewart (B.1909-) : War and Memory
Although Mary lived through both World War One and World War Two she does not choose to discuss either event in much …