Rainer, May: Emma's Daughter Born Fulham 1909; Wiltshire; Lancashire; Fulham; Richmond; Teddington; Kingston; Bracknell. Memories of war years [World War One] and 1920s. Includes thoughts on role of women at home and in society. Education during wartime: outdated Victorian school buildings. Cultural traditions: Christmas family gathering, traditional music playing and singing. Absence of particular foods due to expense and rationing. Wartime fashions: gradual disappearance of long skirts from everyday wear due to increasing participation of women in public life and activities. Attitude of the public towards the declaration of war: overwhelming excitement, enlistment treated as an adventure. Attitude of the public towards non-serving eligible men: relative given a white feather despite being wounded in first weeks of war. Observed wartime incidents, including witnessing a Zeppelin crash (Potters Bar, 1916) and various air raids. Experience of arrival of colonial troops: influx of Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) troops (Salisbury, 1915) citing their kindness, sociability and gift-giving. Food shortages, particularly towards the end of the war. Observance of the end of the war Details of her ancestry. c. 62,000 words. n.d. [post 1920s]