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15 October 2014
WW2 - People's War

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World War 2 effected more than a whole generation, but over time memories diminish, details become clouded and hazy. People forget.

The big events of the War are all very well documented, from many angles. Individual recollections less so.

Bournemouth Libraries are providing opportunities for residents and visitors to share their memories of life during World War 2 and its aftermath. Whether they took part in a decisive battle on land, sea or air, helped on the home front in field or factory, were evacuees or bringing up the family at home, all these memories are valuable. All have stories which if not told and saved now, will soon be lost forever.

History repeats itself. By recording these memories we may be able to learn from past mistakes to make a more just and peaceful world.

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Stories contributed by Bournemouth Libraries

Basic Training in the Army at Chatham [D.Ormsby : Part 2]
First Experiences of Forces Life - RAF Cranwell, Lincs [D.Ormsby : Part 1]
From Sussex to Yorkshire via Cornwall [D.Ormsby : Part 3]
'Mad Aberdeen's' War [J.Aberdeen]
Onwards to North Africa with 10th Battalion Green Howards [D.Ormsby : Part 4]
Memories of Bagshot Park [P.Gibson]
Audrey's story [Walsh family]
WW2 Memories [F.Bungay]
Springbourne Ladies Remember (Vera & Vicki)
Springbourne Ladies Remember (Betty & Moira)
Springbourne Ladies Remember (Doreen & Jean)
My Dad (R.Keefe)
Wartime Experiences in and around Bournemouth (S.Ward)
Leyton Blitz (J.Earthy)
Childhood Memories (J.Errington)
My War Effort as a Child (K.Lamb)
A Bevin Boy in Warwickshire [J.Hughes]
Land Girl (J.Shakespeare)
Mrs. Brooks Remembers [Mrs.Brooks]
Aircraft Components in Bournemouth [E.Meech]
Nursing in Wartime [F.Ashdown]
War Memories of the RAF Transport Pool [Mr.White]
Tanks and Parachutes [B.Barney]
Childhood War Memories of London Colney [P.Lowry]
A Real Cockney Remembers [M.Daniels]
Margo's Memoirs (M.Blears)
Recalling Fallen Comrades [M.Shnider]
Crash Landing off the Coast of Sicilyicon for Recommended story
The Slow Beginning [R.Thresher : Part 1]icon for Recommended story
Searchlights in Southern England [R.Thresher : Part 2]
Early Days as a Bevin Boy in Lancashire [Mr.Dowden]
Wartime Memories of Wimbledon [K.Ross]
ARP in Bournemouth [Peggy]
Technical Training for a New Occupation [R.Thresher : Part 3]
Convoy to Nigeria [R.Thresher : Part 4]
Adjusting to Africa [R.Thresher : Part 5]
Life in Africa - [R.Thresher : Part 6]icon for Recommended story
The Journey Home for Leave [R.Thresher : Part 7]
World War 2 and 'My' Commandos [L.Stevenson : Part 1]
The Royal Navy Commandos [L.Stevenson : Part 2]
Phyllis Briggs's War - Alor Star [P.Thom : Part 1]
Phyllis Briggs's War - Overland to Singapore [P.Thom : Part 2]
Phyllis Briggs's War - Flight and Capture [P.Thom : Part 3]
Phyllis Briggs's War - A Nurse's Wartime Diary [P.Thom : Part 4]
Phyllis Briggs's War - Life in the Dutch Houses [P.Thom : Part 5]
Phyllis Briggs's War - More Life in the Dutch Houses [P.Thom : Part 6]
Phyllis Briggs's War - Notes from my Diary [P.Thom : Part 7]
Phyllis Briggs's War - Surviving the Internment Camps [P.Thom : Part 9]
Phyllis Briggs's War - Further notes from my Diary [P.Thom : Part 8]
Phyllis Briggs's War -Part 10: Friends in the Internment Camp
Phyllis Briggs's War - Liberation at Last [P.Thom : Part 11]
My Camp Diary [M.Colley]
Polish Memories [Mr. & Mrs. Chmielecki]
A Youngster in Selsdon [T.Pickett]
A Boscombe Lady Remembers [B.Ryder]
Nursing after Dunkirk and D-Day [N.Barnes]
Wash Churchill's dishes? I don't even do my mother's!icon for Recommended story
Wireless Telegrapher in the RAF [P.Cloake]
Life in the Wrens [H.Fleming]
Purley Evacuee [P.Jenner]
Boscombe Snippets [R.Sanders & E.Sired]
A Young Boy in Wartime Wiltshire [D.Gurney : Part 1]
A Young Man in Wartime London [D.Gurney : Part 2]
Two Jewish Sisters Separated [J.Berq & R.Bernfeld]
Jewish Man stationed at Marylebone Station (M.Stern)
Memories of an Austrian Wife [Miss Reed]
Jewish Man's Funny Anecdote [B.Steinwaltz]
Jewish Lady Evacuee to Weston Super Mare [Anon.]
Jewish Man stationed at Air Force in Cardington [G.Listgarten]
Jewish Decoder in Whitehall [Mrs.Bratter]
Jewish Schoolgirl Life in London [R.Lesser]
Jewish Lady Evacuated to Suffolk [S.Markson]
Jewish Lady's Social Life in London [R.Amdur]
War Memories of a Bournemouth Girl [Anon.]
Memories of a Bournemouth Boy [Anon.]
Memories of a Southampton-born Lady [E.George : Part 1]
Memories of a Southampton-born Lady [E.George : Part 2]
Memories of a Southampton-born Lady [E.George : Part 3]
Bicycles, Books and Blackout [C.Hazell]
Memories of a Jewish Couple [Mr. & Mrs.Kammerling]
Memories of a Bootle Boy [D.Carruthers]
Anonymous Lady in Wimbledon [Anon.]
The Story of William Ewins [W.Ewins : Part 1]
The Story of William Ewins [W.Ewins : Part 2]
The Story of Lillian Ewins [L.Ewins : Part 1]
The Story of Lillian Ewins [L.Ewins : Part 2]
The Story of Lillian Ewins [L.Ewins : Part 3]
The Story of Lillian Ewins [L.Ewins : Part 4]
Memories of a Girl born into a Police Family [Mrs.Welch]
Memories of a Girl Working in Beales [S.Ward]
Memories of a Sutton Girl [Mrs.Park]
Memories of a Girl Living in Highland Avenue, London [Mrs.Hayes]
Memories of a Boy stationed in the First Militia Company [J.Cooper]
Memories of a Polish Boy [M.Goldfinger]
Memories of a St Marks Talbot Village Schoolgirl [M.Brown]
Setting the Record Straight [A.Bazar]
Memories of a Canal Boater [J.Peters : Part 1]
Memories of a Canal Boater [J.Peters : Part 2]
Memories of a Canal Boater [J.Peters : Part 3]
Memories of a Canal Boater [J.Peters : Part 4]
Memories of a Canal Boater [J.Peters : Part 5]
Memories of a Canal Boater [J.Peters : Part 6]
Memories of a Canal Boater [J.Peters : Part 7]
Memories of a Canal Boater [J.Peters : Part 8]
The Story of Miss Boobier (Switchboard Operator)
The Story of Mr Harry Rowberry
The Story of Mrs Hennigan
The Story of Mrs Marler
My Story by Mr Peter Summers
My Story by Miss Powell
Our Story by Mrs Davies and her daughter Christine
My War Service [P.Smith : Part 1]
My War Service [P.Smith : Part 2]
Our Story [Peter & Mrs Davis]
Wartime Experiences of a Girl in her Twenties [B.Devereux : Part 1]
My Story by Mrs Connie Stanton
Wartime Experiences of a Girl in her Twenties [B.Devereux : Part 2]
My story by Ralph & Carol Cooper - Part One
My Story by Ralph & Carol Cooper - Part Two
Surviving the Bombings of 1940 [David Taylor]
My Story - Part 1
My story - Part 2
VJ Day in London [Joyce Cooper]
Letter from the Front [Helen English]
Irene Green's story
From Boyhood to Manhood [R.A. Oliver]
Wartime Evacuee Incident [R. Masters]
Memories of Mrs Sellick
War memories from Mrs J Prandi
Mrs Williamsons War Memories -Part One of Two
Mrs williamsons War Memories - Part Two of Two
War memories of Mr Forest
War Memories of Mrs Easton
War Memories of Mrs Rogers
Just Another Quiet Hero [J.Kazmierczak]

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