| Description | DOB: UNKNOWN
DOD: UNKNOWN
Grew up in Newcastle-on-Tyne and later West Runton due to wartime relocation.
Lived in a house called 'The Den', in a field with views of the sea.
Played barefoot, wore lovingly made romper suits, explored country paths.
Had siblings (Herald, Oscar, Murdoch) and cousins (Kathleen, Bobby, Helen).
Participated in imaginative and communal outdoor play: pit digging, house building.
Experienced close family bonds, happiness, and innocence amidst wartime backdrops.
No formal schooling details.
Learning was informal, observational, and experiential during play and storytelling.
Beach outings, sandpit building, flower picking, imaginative games (e.g. building "house in the woods".
Fascination with colour, texture, and nature (poppies, chicory, hawkbit).
Drawing and storytelling, crafting "poppy-ladies".
Bathing in the sea with family.
Engaging deeply with dreams, fears, and imaginative narratives.
Wartime relocation due to the fear of Zeppelins.
Near accident involving younger brother Oscar during tunnel collapse.
Building and devastating loss of a children's fire-branch house.
Recurring nightmare involving Uhlan cavalry and half-crowns. Vivid wartime anxiety.
Emotional release via childhood swearing after traumatic experience.
Deep grief and consolation from adults, especially mother.
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Childhood innocence, war trauma, beach outings, West Runton, Zeppelins, tunnels, pigs, fire branches, cousins, nature, fera, rescue, imagination, loss, resilience. |