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Description: | British civilian schoolchild and shop assistant in Lancaster 1914-1919
REEL 1 Family background in Lancaster, Lancs 1903-1914. Wartime life as schoolchild in Lancaster 1914-1919: reactions to news of outbreak of war 1914; story of fleeing frontline soldier being shot; parents' reactions to war; civilian treatment of Germans in GB; war news; food supply; pocket money; excitement of soldiers going to war; white feather incidents; uncle's frontline experiences and his subsequent resort to drink; experiences during explosion of White Lund munitions factory; women tram workers.
REEL 2 Wartime life and employment in Lancaster 1918-1919: leaving school and employment in draper's shop; shop hours; pay; spending money; learning drapery trade; end of war; price rises; returning soldiers' reluctance to talk about war and scarcity of jobs. | 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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