00:00:03 Introduction

00:00:27 Born in 1925, Glyn’s leaving school is delayed by the onset of war

00:01:33 Aged 14, Glyn started work as a “lather boy” at Dick Jones’ Barber Shop, Tonypandy; gives a description of his duties

00:04:18 Remembering rushing home to the week’s entertainment highlight, Dick Barton on the radio; Empire Cinema, Tonypandy

00:06:06 A fair travels to Tonypandy at Christmas

00:06:49 General excitement of young men at the beginning of war. Issues with Glyn’s feet prevents his military service; at age 17 he undergoes surgery on his feet

00:08:55 Recovering from his operation, his older sister, who is a nurse, invites him to Portsmouth to convalesce; a frightening trip out when the “big guns” defending the Portsmouth harbour are exposed as being drain pipes

00:11:21 Glyn’s feet prevent his entry to the forces, so he attends Bennet College, Sheffield, to study electrical engineering, with much encouragement from his mother

00:14:23 Glyn is falsely accused of being idle during war time and then joins the Home Guard

00:16:47 Glyn reminisces on how innocent he was as a teenager

00:18:26 The Home Guard makes use of Glyn’s motorbike, an Enfield “Flying Flea” as Glyn becomes a dispatch rider

00:21:30 Glyn puts his knowledge of electrical systems to use and begins work in the Lamp Room at the Cambrian colliery as an “Improver” (something that pre-dates apprenticeships)

00:26:13 Despite not having room to house an evacuee, Glyn’s family did take on the duties of feeding a girl staying locally

00:27:55 The Associated Coal Company utilised workers such as Glyn, when working on the surface as unofficial fire watchers; the importance of listening to the news, especially in the early years of the war when defeat looked very possible