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Description: | Belgian civilian refugee lived in Holland and London, 1914-1918
REEL 1: Background in Basse Wavre, Belgium, 1900-1914: family; memory of outbreak of war, 8/1914; story of move to Ostend following German invasion, 1914; description of eviction from home by Germans; memory of picking potatoes. Recollections of period in Holland and GB, 1914-1918: story of evacuation to Holland; opinion of treatment by Germans; question of poor state of health; question of treatment by Dutch people; description of sea voyage to Folkestone; memory of home in Belgium; story of journey to Dulwich Baths; problem of mother's poisoned hand; first impressions of England and accommodation in Forest Hill; story of help from Rotary club; memory of dirty bedding; description of flat in Forest Hill; education and question of languages; attitude to refugee status; education at grammar school in Forest Hill; comparison of living conditions in Belgium and GB; description of Zeppelin raids over London.
REEL 2 Continues: problem of poor state of health and diet of cream crackers; story of further move and problem of mother's nervous breakdown; description of employment and pay; communications with Belgium during war; question of returning to Belgium and nationality; memory of Armistice, 11/1918. Reflections on experiences as a refugee. | Publisher: | http://www.iwm.org.uk | Source: | Imperial War Museum | Creator: | Smith, Lyn E | Identifier: | http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/o... | Go to resource |
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