HARCOURT’S MEMORIES:
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Introducing Harcourt Warnes
Early memories
First job at Bray Farm
Reed cutting and clearing dykes
Working through the year
Meg, scythe and didle
Coypu
Meeting and marrying
The eldest brother
Brothers and sister
Bombs
Poor eyesight
Music and the Austin 7
Harcourt’s niece and the 11+
How to cut reed
Bird life
Shooting a hare
Fishing, mines and minesweeping
More of Harcourt’s memories - page 2
As well as reed cutting and dyke maintenance, Harcourt worked at hoeing sugar beet and at thatching, although he spent most of his time on the marshes.
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