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Description: | British schoolchild in Hackney, London, 1907-1919
REEL 1: Recollections of period as schoolchild in Hackney, London, 1907-1919: family; father's employment; education; reaction to outbreak of war, 4/Aug/1914; memories of 10th London Bn drilling and marching; reaction to death of Lord Kitchener, 1916; children's games; food shortages and rationing; local recruitment; attitude to patriotism; anti-German incidents; white feathers; awareness of progress of war; effects of war on daily life; communication with relatives serving overseas; attitude to Germans; story of uncle's military service; description of Zeppelin raids and damage caused.
REEL 2 Continues: story of Zeppelin being shot down by Leefe-Robinson; description of German bombing raids; air raid precautions at school; recreational activities; story of death of sister from TB; memories of period in Bognor, 1918, including Armistice celebrations, 11/Nov/1918; memories of Victory Day celebrations in London, 1919; opinion of local MP Horatio Bottomley. Various memories of post-war life. | Publisher: | http://www.iwm.org.uk | Source: | Imperial War Museum | Creator: | Stovold, Jan R | Identifier: | http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/o... | Go to resource |
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