PANSY EHLERT
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Surname
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Ehlert
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Forename
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John
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Date of recording
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2008
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Year of birth
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1932
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Place of Birth
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Orford
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Occupation
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Retired
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Fathers occupation
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Present Address
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Orford
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Location Interview
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Interviewer
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Ben Johnston
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Duration
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135 Mins
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No of tracks: 1
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Detailed Contents (times in minutes)
This recording consists of 1 track. Detailed summary not complete. Time 00:22 Pansy Ehlert - born in Orford - attended local school - 76 years old 01:05 Evacuated to London - Finchley - early in WWII 1940 02:30 Father, Mother & Brother 5 years older in family home 03:15 Description of family rented home 04:30 Next door neighbour drove for the doctor - had telephone 05:30 Orford houses requisitioned 06:45 Orford's early electricity and payments 08:15 Cooking practices at home - cold bathroom 10:15 Fred Bridgwood Highland Light Infantry 11:00 Sibling rivalry - the stick and the strap 12:30 Father's jobs - busses Eastern Counties - dole and had car chocked up. Driving with hooded headlights. 16:30 Bombs dropped in village in 1942 saw pilot. 4 bombs 13(query) killed - village full of feathers. Nurse Baker. 21:15 Savings Weeks - Wings for Victory -Hurricane and Bren gun carriers - local dances 22:45 Father in Army in First WW - wounded and gassed at Ypres. Met wife when in Hospital. Married in 1925 25:00 Schooling - did as you were told - No PTA - wanted to learn more - had hoped to go to go to Framlingham but family couldn't afford it. Self taught typing. Left school at 14. Wanted to be a hairdresser. 29:00 Had hoped to become draughtsman on Island. 29:45 Lodgings in Ipswich and finances 31:15 High House and Raydon Corner up for sale 32:30 Still muddles over house ownership - Home improvements - No mains - plumbing details. 34:15 Working on Raydon Orchards initial Planting - 10 weeks snow 1947 36:30 Paper Delivery - Motor Bike accident - fractured skull - Lost sense of taste - face paralyzed - strapping up face 42:15 Problems with paper delivery 43:15 Start of Hair Dressing business - London course 6 Month - top of Class 48:00 Milo visit to London 51:30 Swimming strokes learnt at school - swimming in river 54:00 Mudfights after regatta tug-of-war in Jolly Sailor garden 55:00 Bailey bridge to Island - blown up accidentally - films on the Ness - Mother accident 58:00 Eleventh Birthday -11 Nov 42 - Dog fight of Italian Biplanes one down on Island 1:00:00 Shingle Street - German Invasion - Tea house queues at Shingle Street 02:45 Milo - Come to Canada with me 05:00 First meeting with future husband - engagement and married 12 Dec 53 07:00 Lived at Sutton Hoo. Gerry (Gerhard) worked on Farm. She didn't want Council House. 08:00 Moved back to Orford working for Mr Sheppard at Raydon Hall. Husband had been tenant farmer in Pomerania, Germany. Alsatian Dog. 14:00 Started family in St Noets Karen born in 1956 and Rudi born 15 months later. Always homesick if away from Orford. Toilets emptied every Friday. 17:30 Back to Orford. Treat to sleep on settee. 18:40 Wanted own home and security. Cottages purchase in High Street Orford - with loan from mother bought 2 cottages for 300 pounds. Rented out one. Slowly started building improvements into property - DIY 23:50 Gerry traveling book seller - Home improvements continued 28:15 Gerry wanted to work abroad 29:15 Sold cottages to Orford folk - went to work in Germany -Munich. Didn't buy a house. After father's death 1970 bought property in Quay Street with money made from High Street sale. 34:40 1973 3rd Child Nicola born. 36:30 Family life in Germany - Rudi married 1979 living in Germany 38:15 Hard work in own garden in Quay Street 41:40 Worked on Lady Florence 2 or 3 years saved 2000 to install central heating 44:30 Staff day out on Lady Florence -Boyton and Iken Cliff 46:40 Put Nicola into sailing course - caused trouble - above our status. People thought she was rich going to Germany so people no longer wanted her to do their hair - small minded villagers. 51:00 New generation is less narrow minded. Magazines say village split down the middle - the sailing club and the others. 53:00 On TV with dried flowers. 55:00 Pansy also did the Mirror sailing course age 53 bought own Mirror 58:00 Reminiscing - the Brinkleys and Rowes 2:04:10 Mrs Figg - Orford changed from a small town with everything - 3 taxi services - Bitterness - locals argue - father strict and had local lady friend 07:30 Love letters on copper nails in Bullockshed Lane 09:30 Local families - Moss, Worne, Brinkleys, Bantoft 11:30 Bright family 12:30 Father fined for speeding in bus - tracked by motor bike 14.30 We are warmer now |