[East Midlands Oral History Archive logo]

Catalogue
*
[Link to: new search] [Link to request a recording] [Link to: contact the cataloguer]

 
Interview
997, LO/352/303
Leicester Oral History Archive Collection

Speaker: Riley, Hilda, 1925 - , Interviewee, Female, Nurse
Speaker: Kirrane, S, Interviewer, Female

Summary of interview item: Brief description of homelife in Highfields, Leicester. Explains how she became nurse at Hillcrest Hospital, Leicester, at outbreak of Second World War (WW2). Describes first day, shifts, work, conditions including presence of many cockroaches. Brief mention of limited social life. Mentions mothers with illegitimate children working at Hospital, taking in destitute families, WW2 having little effect on patients. Mentions hospital clothes and nurses' uniform.
Place of birth: Leicester
Education: Medway Street Junior, Melbourne Road School
Marital Status: Married, Children:
Father's Occupation:
Mother's Occupation:
Location: County: Leicestershire
Location: Town/Place: Leicester
Periods Covered: 1940s
Language: English

Recording Date: 11/3/1987
Playing time: 26 mins
Access Restrictions: Full clearance Item Copyright: EMOHA
Summary: Yes
Transcription: No
Copies: yes
Cross Reference:

Page Automatically Generated

Use the browser's back button to return to the previous screen.
Home>>Catalogue>>Search


Last updated: 08/05/02
East Midland Oral History Archive Web maintainer
This document has been approved by the head of department or section.