Elizabeth Burman - Part 3

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Elizabeth Burman - Part 3

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Elizabeth Burman - Part 3
Place
Trealaw

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00:00:04 Lizzie spends 3 months living with her brother in Bristol until the vicarage is capable of being lived in; life under the constant threat of bombing and threat of being killed
00:01:58 The bombings impact church attendance
00:02:51 Lizzie’s leisure time when not working revolved around the cinema; rationing
00:04:34 Lizzie’s mother refuses to let her join the WAAFs; her mother demands that she returns to Wales instead of pursuing her desire to work in an aeroplane factory
00:06:45 Back in Wales, Lizzie gets a job in a munitions factory in Cardiff called the Admiralty and stays there until V-Day
00:09:35 Lizzie then gets a job in Llwynypia Hospital and gets married to Tom, aged 21
00:10:33 Shortly after getting married, she shares a house with her friend; Lizzie and Tom have 6 children; the marriage breaks down after 28 years
00:12:24 Outro

Interview details

Interviewee name
Elizabeth Burman
Interviewer
Gareth Gill
Interview/filmed date
07/09/2005

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