This sub-collection centres on diverse war experiences mostly in North Africa, Italy and South Africa. It contains information about prisoner of war experiences in Italy and Germany and repatriation through the Port of Odessa in 1945. Themes include: 1948 elections; desert warfare at El Alamain; entry into the armed forces; family background; Mogadishu; Normandy; post-war politics in South Africa; psychological effects of war; schooling; war; women’s employment in armed forces.