- Identifier
- 101-0005-008
- Title
- Interview with Bill Ewing. Tape 1
- Description
- Life History interview, including living in Barry, working on ships, time in Royal Navy during World War 2.
- Type
- Item
- Format
- 1 Digital Audio Tape
- Date
- 20/04/1993
- Contributor
- BHAC
- Language
- English
- Rights
- Copyright situation unknown/other, contact HCE
- Publisher
- Contact HCE if you would like to use or reproduce this item
- Relation
- 101-0005-009
- Subject
- Life at sea; jobs; type of cargo; where he was born; rates of pay; Royal Navy in World War 2; types of ships and types of jobs in the Navy; childhood in St Nicholas; move to Barry; mix of races in Thompson Street in Barry; shipping accidents; working ashore; getting married; where he lived in Barry and houses he lived in; squatting in Prisoner of War camp; actions during battle in WW2; having 'the shakes' after action; documents from the Navy; Korean War 1952; wages at the time; friends lost in war; son's death in 1944; work in de-ciphering codes during the war; Wrens in Cardiff; Buffs club; Liberal club.
