Dorrell, Harry: Falling Cadence: An autobiography of failure Dorrell DOB: 11th November 1903 DOD: N/A Born in Plaistow, London, in a small, terraced house with seven siblings. Early memories include playing outside on hot paving stones, watching trains from a flat in Bethnal Green, and witnessing cows kept in railway arches. Moved frequently due to family financial conditions: Plaistow, Bethnal Green, Kennington, Mile End, back to Plaistow. Early school experience involved severe anxiety and running away screaming on the first day. Attended Cave Road School until age 14. N/A Married to Joan. Childhood games with siblings, watching trains, playful pranks such as throwing water and coal on people. Attempted suicide interrupted by his wife Joan. Later, a near accident abroad revealed unconscious self-destructive behaviour. The death of his brother Alfie, who died in the Royal Navy during WWI, at under 19 years old. Type-written Plaistow, Bethnal Green, Joan, suicide attempt, family, poverty, school, loneliness, depression, childhood memories. [1903 - 1988]