Oral history recording of Nellie Abbey (b.1885) about her memories of World War One.
Interview of Nellie Abbey (nee Smith). She entertained the troops with the Stantonbury Girls’ Club at the manoeuvres in Wolverton in 1913; during world war one she worked in the Wolverton works sewing room and in the evening did club performances; she also organised hospital fetes at the recreation ground in Bradwell; she talks about the effect of the war on her brothers who served; and about Father Guest
Creator
Nellie Abbey
Extent
One audio tape cassette.
Place
Wolverton, Buckinghamshire; New Bradwell, Buckinghamshire
Reference number
DOP/001/025
Storage location
DOP/Box 1
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