IVAN WATLING |
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Surname
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Watling
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Forename
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Ivan
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Date of recording
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June 2012
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Year of birth
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1928
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Place of Birth
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Wickham Market
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Occupation
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Railway worker
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Fathers occupation
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Telephone exchange operator
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Present Address
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Aldeburgh
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Location Interview
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Aldeburgh
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Interviewer
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Anne Lonsdale
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Duration
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48 Mins
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No of tracks: 4
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Track 1) 12 minutes.
Born in Wickham Market July 1928. House converted into a telephone exchange. Father: Caretaker / Operator. Sister born 1933. Girls went into service. Grandparents had a pork butchers. Mother: Teacher. Grandfather: Wheelwright / Carpenter. Extended family. Father injured at battle of the Somme. Track 2) 12 minutes. Arrived in Aldeburgh at 14. Job interview for railway. Worked in goods office in Leiston, Aldeburgh, Wickham Market, Lowestoft and Ipswich. Retired 1983. Memories of Imogen Holst. Holidays in Great Yarmouth. Track 3) 12 minutes. Close family. Cinema at Woodbridge. Battle of Britain. Bombing by Italian air force at Wickham Market. Bombing in Aldeburgh. Shooting rabbits. Track 4) 12 minutes. Father passed away. World War 1 injuries. Disability pension died with him. Hard times for family. Sister still at school. Park Lane. Market Garden behind house. Supplied greengrocers in high street. Supplied flowers for the Brudenell. More choice in living now. |