Hicks, Daisy (Oral history)

British civilian lived in Greece, 1938-1945

REEL 1: Recollections of period as civilian in Greece, 1938-1945: background in Corfu; family; education; daily life in Corfu; question of nationality; reasons for moving to mainland Greece, 1938; political situation in Greece during German occupation; question of 'left' and 'right' communist armies; rationing and shortages; story of beggar; description of working for British distributing gold sovereigns to anti German resistance groups; attitude to Germans; problem of curfew; water shortages; amusing story of cockerel; memory of buying shoes; problem of currency inflation; memory of death of uncle; opinion of Greeks; story of German massacre in Greek village, 1943; attitude to Greek collaboration with Germans; opinion of Greek communists; story of German and piano; memory of liberation by British, 10/1944. REEL 2 Continues: further memories of liberation by British troops; story of meeting future husband; role as translator for British; memory of unexploded bomb; further description of duties as translator; story of being shot at by US serviceman; memory of Christmas in Athens, 1944; question of Greek atrocities; story of General Slim; medal awards; further description of duties as secretary and translator for British forces including aspects of plebiscite and elections, spring 1945; attitude to return of Greek king. Marriage in GB, 1947.