Mama’s Diary Chapter 1.10 – The War 1939-1945
Page 36 Page 36 The War 1939-1945 For me, as for countless thousands and thousands of folk throughout the world these years dramatically changed...
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The most enjoyable holiday Mother and I spent at Cairns and Kuranda
by Gertrude Baskerville (nee Stillman) about 1919 A description of the most enjoyable holiday Mother and I spent at Cairns and Kuranda We left...
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GG Tom Baskerville Travel Diary 1913
Great Grandad Thomas Baskerville (1864-1934) travelled back to England with his daughter Phoebe Stretton nee Baskerville (1892-1967). He was 49 years old and Phoebe...
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Mama’s Diary Chapter 2.04 – Binbrook
Page 7 Page 7 But “Quo Fata Vocant” was always there and the fates were calling me yet again (Henry of course says the...
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Mama’s Diary Chapter 1.09 – Matriculation
Page 35 Page 35 Then a letter came from A.H.S. Anne and Jo to catch a special train from London to Exeter in Devon...
Mama’s Diary Chapter 1.08 – Turkey Court under German planes
The planes now came overhead like Page 32 Page 32 buzzing flies in a swarm. Manston Airfield was close to Turkey and we saw...
Mama’s Diary Chapter 1.07 – Ashford Public School for Girls
Page 21 Jo and I went to Ashford when I was 13 and she was 12. We were day girls for two years travelling...
Mama’s Diary Chapter 1.06 – My Ballet
Page 19 Page 19 During this time in my life I was studying Ballet quite seriously. I did all the Ballet grades for MRAD...
Mama’s Diary Chapter 1.05 – My Early Schooling
Page 17 When I was five my parents enrolled me at St Christopher’s Primary School run by two spinster school teachers. At the same...
Mama’s Diary Chapter 1.04 – My Early Life
Page 15 Two years later I made my entrance into the world, followed by Joe, 18 months later. I think my father adored me...
Mama’s Diary Chapter 1.03 – My Older Brother
Page 14 About 1922 Connie had her first child. She was seven months pregnant and had engaged a midwife to wait with her. The...
Mama’s Diary Chapter 1.02 – My Parent’s Courtship and Marriage
Thus we come to 1919 – the war is over – Charles Brooke Wright is at Turkey court; he is a bachelor of 44...
Mama’s Diary Chapter 1.01 – My Parents Early Lifes
Page 1 Page 1 Anne Apsley Baskerville Mum’s Diaries Book 1 Page 2 Page 2 Memories … Song:- Barbara Streisand “Memories-like the corners of...