Taylor, Edith: my wartime experiences (November 18, 2005)
Interviewer: Nielsen, Alyssum
Interviewee: Taylor, Edith
ABSTRACT: Edith Taylor Tape 1 Side 1 000 Was 16 when World War II broke out Joined the air force Worked as an instrument repairer 062 Met future husband Ken - first dated his best friend Carl but he was killed Ken returned to Canada when his father was killed. When he was at home the war ended. Edith and Ken were married in Canada 084 Bombing raids, fires, destruction, air raid shelters, living in the tube station Wartime rations, food, and shopping explained 177 Experience in the Air force - living quarters, inspections, conditions, uniforms, rules, and atmosphere Rebellion in the air force - selling parts of uniform, drinking, meeting men after curfew Punishment - confined to camp - working in the kitchen 296 Gender inequality in the air force - male resentment towards females - division of labour along gender lines 307 Experience of meeting future husband Ken Thoughts of their future together in Canada Realities of the experience of living in Canada (Maythorp, Alberta) 323 Reaction of community to a British war bride Life in rural Alberta - domestic responsibilities Differences between life in Canada and life in Britain Learning to live in Canada 400 Farm education - attending lectures Tape 1 Side 2 000 Problems with rural life Experience of being pregnant in rural Alberta in mud season. Walking barefoot and 8 months pregnant the last mile to town. Near death experience with childbirth - 16 days in hospital Next child was much more successful Had 5 children between 1949 and 1964 112 Arrival in Canada - flew First experience without food rationing - meat, cheese, butter, fruit Wedding in Canada Ideas of moving to Canada 196 Family's reaction to future husband Feelings about Canadian's in Britain during the war Feelings about American's in Britain during the war 236 First reaction to Canada Honeymoon in Jasper 253 First home in Canada - granary with lean-to - animals had been leaving there previously House fire in 1962 - Party telephone lines, community help Building a house *Interview interruption* 358 War brides who married First Nations men, war brides who came to Canada for married men 369 Husband's (Ken) experience with plane crashes during the war 386 Going back to Britain for the first time - very different than she remembered Tape 2 Side 1 000 Husband's death - car explosion Last memories of husband Death of 19-year old son in car accident Death of Daughter Marie 089 Went back to school after husband's death 128 Moving to Victoria End - 166
An interview/narrative of Edith Taylor's experiences during World War II. Interview took place on November 18, 2005.
- In Collection:
- 3 sound recordings (MP3)
- 48.4359, -123.35155
- Original sound recording on audio cassette also available.
- Canadian Military Oral History Collection
- TE_532
- Special Collections Finding Aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/military-oral-history-collection
- August 3, 2012
- Digital sound recording in .wav format at 16 bits and 44 kHz. In .mp3 format at 56 kbps and 24 kHz. Interview recorded in digital format for UVic Special Collections in 2012. Migration metadata by KD and MT.
- Rights
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