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World War II In Cowdenbeath and Dunfermline
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Project organiser:Cowdenbeath Primary School, Fife.

This project examines how residents of West Fife were affected by WWII. In video interviews several local residents share their memories of the wartime period and talk about some of their mementos from the period including documents, photographs and other material.


Interview with Mrs Fettes
  • Mrs Fettes discusses friends and family who were affected by the war [video] [transcript]
  • Discusses life during the war and her feelings at the end of the war [video] [transcript]
  • Discusses the blackouts and receiving letters from her brother, who was in the army [video] [transcript]
  • Discusses some of the documents she has preserved from the war period [video] [transcript]
  • Copies of some of the documents Mrs Fettes has preserved from the time of the war [text and image]
Mrs Fettes

Interview with Mr Fletcher

  • Discusses his unit and a plane crash during the war [video] [transcript]
  • Discusses the aftermath of the plane crash and other dangers [video] [transcript]
  • Reminisces about his wartime experiences as part of a Radar unit in Europe and receiving Christmas Lunch [video] [transcript]
  • Further discussions of his experiences while stationed with his unit in Europe [video] [transcript]
  • Continuing discussions of his experiences while stationed with his unit in Europe [video] [transcript]
  • Discusses working on logistics for troop movements [video] [transcript]
  • Discusses meeting film stars and working on logistics for troop movements [video] [transcript]
  • Further reminiscences about his time serving in Europe [video] [transcript]
  • Some of Mr Fletcher's photographs and documents from the war [image and text]
Mr Fletcher

Interview with Lady Bruce

  • Lady Bruce discusses driving during the blackout and joining the ATS [video] [transcript]
  • Lady Bruce discusses the tests involved in becoming a radar operator and air raids during the war [video] [transcript]
  • Lady Bruce discusses air raids and the bombing of the Forth Bridge [video] [transcript]
  • Lady Bruce discusses officer training and financial issues from her time in the ATS [video] [transcript]
  • Lady Bruce discusses the spirit among the people during the war [video] [transcript]
  • Images of Lady Bruce from during the War period [image]
Lady Bruce

Interview with Mr and Mrs Henderson

  • Mr Henderson discusses working in the mines and friends and family who were affected by the war [video] [transcript]
  • Mr and Mrs Henderson discuss married life and work life during the war [video] [transcript]
  • Mr and Mrs Henderson discuss life during the war, including air raids and bombings [video] [transcript]
Mr Henderson

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Date created:12 Aug 2004 Last updated: 27-Sep-2007