Record Number: 12064
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'Siegfried Line with Two French soldiers. The chief is reading a letter from his mother: "How are you getting on?" Air raid shelter at end with notice: "Keep out of the shelter, no one is allowed to go into the air raid shelter, only the ones that are allowed." Two German planes, and three bombs dropped, "no damage was done". The sun is shining because it is a nice day. The German sign (swastika) is on the corner.'
Century:1900-1945
Date:Between 1 Jan 1940 and 30 May 1940
Country:unknown
Timen/a
Place:n/a
Type of Experience(Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
(Listener):
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Male
Date of Birth:n/a
Socio-Economic Group:Unknown/NA
Occupation:Army officer
Religion:n/a
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:unknown
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
n/a
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:letter from his mother
Genre:n/a
Form of Text:Manuscript: Letter
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceowned
Source Information:
Record ID:12064
Source - Manuscript:Other
Author:File Report 299, June 1940, CHILDREN AND THE WAR (AH), p. 19, in Mass Observation Online (access to this site is restricted to purchasing institutions, please see
http://www.amdigital.co.uk/collections/Mass-Observation-Online for details). http://www.massobservation.amdigital.co.uk
File Report 299, June 1940, CHILDREN AND THE WAR (AH), p. 19, in Mass Observation Online (access to this site is restricted to purchasing institutions, please see
http://www.amdigital.co.uk/collections/Mass-Observation-Online for details). http://www.massobservation.amdigital.co.uk
Additional Comments:
None
