Reference
Z1084/1
Title
Autobiography of Doreen Lilian Malyon (mother of donor), of 48 pages, including, amongst others, the following names and references:
- father Henry George Harris, professional soldier for 28 years;
- father's service and mother's upbringing in India;
- brothers Arthur, Alma, Claude and Brian Harris;
- writer's early life in India;
- farm life at Chalton, near Blunham;
- life in Royston and Roe Green [Hertfordshire] and Edgware [Middlesex];
- her father work at de Haviland's aircraft factory;
- work as a millinery apprentice in London and as a bus conducteress;
- nursing work in London during World War Two;
- her husband Babe Malyon;
- her children Terence, Robert and Peter;
- life on the home front in World War Two;
- earning a living from home by dressmaking;
- her office work;
- photocopy photograph of the author and her husband
Date free text
1915-1998
Production date
From: 1915 To: 1998
Level of description
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