Dora Hannan in Portsmouth - 21 October, the 1910's
from Those Happy Highways: an autobiography, page 21:
[Dora Hannan’s father was in the navy and away from home for extended periods of time until he was discharged after WWI]
One great event of the year was the Trafalgar Day parade, when the Navy really went all out to collect as much money for their charities … more >>
cite as
Dora Hannan, Those Happy Highways: an autobiography. In Brunel University, The Burnett Archive of Working Class Autobiographies, number 2:357, p. 21. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1527944238652 accessed: 4 December, 2024
Listeners
Listening to
hide composersNaval band parade music | performed by enlisted sailors |
Experience Information
Date/Time | 21 October, the 1910's |
Medium | live |
Listening Environment | in the company of others, outdoors, in public |
Notes
Trafalgar Day, celebrated on 21 October in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, declined after the end of the First World War in 1918.
Originally submitted by 5011Henning on Sat, 02 Jun 2018 13:57:19 +0100
Approved on Tue, 07 Aug 2018 10:52:15 +0100