LYONS, Charles Henry
Imperial War Museum Collection,
Accession Number E000238
- Imperial War Museum
Source
- 3
Total Reels
- Conrad Wood (Imperial War Museum)
Interviewer
- 01:09:47
Total Running Time
- English
Language
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Reel/Disc 1 of 3
Metadata
- 11 Jul 1989
Recording Date
- 00:28:38
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Citation/reproduction requires written permission from the source
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
Synopsis is taken from the source:
Recollections of period as NCO with Royal Army Medical Corps in London, GB, 1940: work of unit dealing with casualties from bombing; incident of driving over badly damaged bridge over River Thames after bombing of St George’s Hospital; public morale; attending incident at Coronation Buildings where shelter was flooded; opinion of role of female volunteers; attitude of civilians towards Germans; civilian use of London Underground station shelters; incident of delivering baby after raid on Mile End Road; contrast in sound of German and British aircraft; fatiguing effects of air raids.
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Reel/Disc 3 of 3
Metadata
- 11 Jul 1989
Recording Date
- 00:12:43
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Citation/reproduction requires written permission from the source
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
Synopsis is taken from the source:
Continues: dealing with ulcers; encounters with snakes and eating snake meat; opinion of the jungle; treatment of ulcers; collapse of hospital hut in monsoon; attitude towards dropping of the atomic bombs; Japanese threat to massacre Allied POWs in event of Allied invasion.
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