Event Type: Branch

Takes Place: 14th December 2024

Time: 11am

Venue: National Waterfront Museum, Swansea

Description: The talk will cover issues such as Kindertransport arrivals and child evacuations, the Home Guard, anti-invasion and anti-aircraft defences, the conscription of men and women for the war effort, the Blitz attacks on Swansea, rationing, crime and the arrival of American forces in the town.

How to book: No booking required

Price: Free

Email: historyliz1565@yahoo.com

Website: www.haswansea.org.uk/

Organiser: Swansea Branch

Lecturer: Bernard Lewis

Comments: Although born in Swansea Bernard Lewis has lived most of his life in Neath. His links to Swansea remain strong, however, as he worked for the city council for over 40 years. In 1995 he completed a Diploma in Local History at Swansea University and si

Region: Wales

Branch: Swansea