Oral History recordings of memories of World War One by people from Wolverton and New Bradwell.
Photograph of Hawtin Mundy
Oral History recordings of memories of World War One by people from Wolverton and New Bradwell. It includes memories of people who served and fought in the army as well as those who remained behind and worked or were children at the time. The majority were recorded in 1980 as part of the Days of Pride project.
Extent
36 recordings
Reference number
DOP/001
Records in this Group
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 ...
Interview of Sid Coles. Talks about the opening of Wolverton park and recreation ground and the importance of Friendly societies; the events and activities taking place in and around the park; Chasewater Charlie; racing as part of the Wolverton Athletic Club; the British cycling team training for the Olympics; how the railway company maintained ...
Interview of Mrs Viva Chappill (nee Tilley). She talks about the Belgium refugees who her father put up in houses next door; her father would give toys to families who had lost their father in the war; her mother was an auxiliary at Tickford Abbey convalescent home. She also talks about food shortages; ...
Interview of Mr and Mrs James Cox. He talks about war breaking out; gardening; general life at home during the war; Armistice; working for the milkman; the old guard guarding the viaduct. She talks about the differences between people in New Bradwell and Wolverton; Father Guest; food shortages; playing in the streets; ...
Interview of Ada Crofts (nee Child). She talks about her early career and marriage in 1909 and Father Guest; her brother and sisters husbands all served and were PoWs, she remembers when one of her brother in laws returned; she took part in Nellie Abbey’s pageants;
Interview of Syd Carroll. Talks about the outbreak of World War One; he joined up with Hawtin Mundy [DOP/T/004-014; 33; 36] and Len Powell (died) in Aylesbury and went to Chelmsford for training; mentions ‘Fatty’ Odell; they were sent to Plugstreet (Ploegsteert) Wood near Armentieres where he was wounded; went to the Duchess of ...
Interview of Mrs Clark (nee Mapeley) and Miss Rose Mapeley. They talk about differences between Wolverton and New Bradwell; manoeuvres in 1913; childhood games; outbreak of war; seeing the men off; sewing and reading; keeping animals in the garden and helping round the house; food shortages; gas lighting; and home remedies.
Interview of Mrs Lily Dytham (nee Wildman). Talks about having soldiers billeted with them; she wrote letters and sent eggs to wounded soldiers and received letters; church and Sunday school; food shortages and the food they ate; kept rabbits and turned skins into rugs; class distinctions; fuel shortages; toys; holidays and Christmas; Father Guest.
Interview of Hawtin Mundy. He talks about the key dates and milestones of his experiences in World War One, including joining up on the 10 August 1914 and going to France on the 29 March 1915. He was injured three times before being captured in May 1917. He sailed for home in ...
Interview of Mrs Wyn Nichols (nee Letts). She talks about the outbreak of war and her brother going off; day to day life and food shortages; knitting socks in knitting parties for the men; Armistice and the outbreak of the flu.
Interview of Mrs Earl (nee Kitely). She talks about her brother who was in the Territorial’s going off to war and going missing presumed killed; she was in the Girls’ Club and gave concerts and sold flowers raising money for the troops; worked on munitions at Wolverton Works. She also talks about rationing ...
Oral history recording of his memories by Hawtin Mundy. Mr Mundy was a prisoner of war in East Prussia. This recording covers a trip he went on to Konigsberg with the shoe maker and his niece, he recalls there was little in the shops and that they didn’t pay for drinks, he ...
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