| Description | 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Education during wartime: outdated Victorian school buildings.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. |