About This Item
Identifier
101-0012-034
Title
Interview with Ray Innocent
Description
World War 2 The Home Front interview
Type
Item
Format
1 Minidisc & 1 Compact Audio Tape
Date
03 May 2005
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
105-0012-009
Subject
Born in 1933; earliest recollections of war air raid sirens and shelters at Bute Road being built; school as normal; rationing at home, uncles and brothers at sea bringing exotic fruit as luxeries; father worked in coal fuel block factory; in shelters at night, frightening; GIs gave stockings and sweets; drills in school; play area Loudoun Square; pubs; describes barrage balloons; logs in canal and story of falling in; VE Day parties; making own food and clothes
Interviewee
Ray Innocent
Interviewer
Monique Ennis
Duration
31 min 48 sec
Digital File
No
Storage Location
Glamorgan Archives and National Library of Wales
Conditions of Access
Open
British Library Ref
UNLW023/319
Citation
“Interview with Ray Innocent,” The Heritage & Cultural Exchange Archive, accessed May 17, 2024, https://hcearchive.org.uk/items/show/6864.