Leicester in WW2
Title
Leicester in WW2
Subject
WW2
Description
An exhibition showing elements of the lives of Leicester's people in Leicester and abroad during WW2
Creator
EMOHA
Source
EMOHA
Publisher
EMOHA
Date
1940s
Contributor
Various
Rights
Various rights exist. See individual items for details.
Format
Various
Language
English
Type
Oral history
Collection Items
Map of Eastern Europe, 1939-1940
A map showing Eastern Europe after the Soviet-German pact, 1939-1940
Photo of the Guru Amar Das Gurdwara, Clarendon Park Road, Leicester
A photo of the Guru Amar Das Gurdwara, Clarendon Park Road, Leicester, formally the Clarendon Park Baptist Church.
War memorial on Peace Walk, Leicester
A photo of a memorial plaque on Peace Walk, Leicester, commemorating those who served in the Far East in WW2.
Memories of the end of WW2 in Japan.
Alec Tinsley recalls the effect of the second atom bomb and his release from a POW camp in Japan.
WW2 poster - Better pot-luck with Churchill today
A WW2 poster saying 'Better pot-luck with Churchill today than humble pie under Hitler tomorrow'
WW2 poster - Dig for Victory
A poster from WW2 saying 'Dig for Victory. For their sake - Grow your own vegetables'
Memories of whale meat, and 'Lord Haw-Haw'.
Betty Kendall recalls eating whale meat, and laughing at 'Lord Haw-Haw'.
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