Memories of growing up in Ringwood
An oral history interview with Jill Jackson. Interview Date 05/06/13
Jill Jackson was born in Derbyshire in 1941 but following bombing raids the family moved to Ringwood. Her father had a reserved occupation job as Southern Area Officer for the Rural Industries Bureau. She mentions the use of coupons, food rationing and what they did to supplement their food supplies. As a small child she was terrified of the tanks that rumbled past their house. Occasionally soldiers were billeted on them and would return her mother’s hospitality by returning with a packet of tea or some sweets, but she has few memories of the war itself.
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Interviewed by: Colin Gibson
Transcription by: Leander Johnson
Checked by: Gareth Owen
Audio Editor: Cosmic Carrot