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[Cuthbert, Dorias - Interview]

Item number (ISN):

526773

Hierarchical level:

Item (Accession level)

Date:

1999

Item number (ISN):

526773

Type of material:

Sound recordings

Found in:

Archives / Film, Video and Sound

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Fonds/collection:

CANADA. DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEFENCE FONDS / FONDS DU MINISTÈRE DE LA DÉFENSE NATIONALE

Accession:

2016-0078

Media:

Sound

Part:

1 of 1

Production date:

1999

Production company:

Directorate of History and Heritage
Department of National Defence
Lisa Banister
Directorate Materiel Group Human Resources

Description:

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Jessie Currie participated in an oral history interview conducted by Lisa Bannister in 1999. The interview was used to create a first-person narrative for Bannister's published work "Equal to the Challenge: An Anthology of Women's Experiences during World War II." Currie was nineteen years old and living in Surrey, England when the war broke out. The war seemed to start off slowly and did not feel real until someone she knew was killed during a raid. Women began to be conscripted into roles as well, such as working in munitions or even bakeries. Originally she had thought of joining the Wrens but did not wish to leave her mother so she joined the Women's Voluntary Service and worked with the fire service. This role involved her taking messages from the coast alerting of enemy action and relaying the messages to the Air Raid Wardens. The German bombings stand out in her memories. She describes her experiences during bombings including during the Battle of Britain. After the war, women attempted to maintain the independence they had through employment during the war. Currie moved to Canada after the war and found that Canadians experienced less hardship at home during the war.

Language:

English

Original number:

2004/6

Notes:

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1. Tape speed: 2.4cm~2. First draft of narrative produced from the content of the interview is available.

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Vault ISN:

842852

Format:

SOUND

Location number:

33530AV

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

MICRO CA

Technical description:

POLY

Made from:

DEPOSIT

Status:

ORIG
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Conditions of access:

restricted by law

Restrictions on consultation:

Closed for consultation. Protected material. Copyright belongs to the Crown.

Copyright status:

Under copyright.

Copyright owner:

Copyright belongs to the Crown.

Reproduction access:

With written permission from the copyright holder.

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