- Identifier
- 101-0012-015
- Title
- Interview with Mari Dupuy (Mary Thomas)
- Description
- World War 2 Newtown. On Compact Audio Tape it also mentions Mary Thomas
- Type
- Item
- Format
- 1 Minidisc & 1 Compact Audio Tape
- Date
- 19 Jan 2006
- Contributor
- BHAC
- Language
- English
- Rights
- Copyright situation unknown/other, contact HCE
- Publisher
- Contact HCE if you would like to use or reproduce this item
- Relation
- 105-0012-002
- Subject
- Maiden name Dupuy, family details; mother from Newtown; father worked on Tug Boats; born in Grangetown but house was bombed and moved to Herbert Street in Newtown. One of triplets, brother died, identical twin sister. Lived with grandfather, air raid shelter in backyard. Grandmother lived in Docks, went there after piano lessons every week. Was only one month when war started. Difficult for mother to keep many small children save. Gas mask pram. Remembers going to pick up father's extra ration of butter because he was seaman.
