Interview with Mrs Betty Beale from Cornwall about her evacuation to the Isle of Man in the Second World War
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Date(s): 1998
Creator(s): Ritchie, Violet
Scope & Content: Mrs Betty Beale from Cornwall talks to Violet Ritchie about her evacuation to the Isle of Man in the Second World War. She talks about being evacuated from Hampton to Ballasalla aged 13 with her sister to stay with her aunt and uncle in 1944; the Fleet Air Arm Base at Ronaldsway and HMS 'Valkyrie', John Pertwee and David Jacobs; attending Buchan School; vocal group called 'The Blackouts'; her uncle, Recruiting Officer for the Isle of Man, awarded MBE; aunt as first female taxi driver on the island; internment camps; why she was evacuated to the Isle of Man; Daphne Taylor-Cummins; Miles Walker Senior.
Language: English
Extent: 15 min. 43 sec.
Item name: cassette tape
Collection: Sound Archive
Level: ITEM
ID number: SA 2009-0008/6
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