First and Second World Wars (1914-1945) resources
This page lists all of our resources that relate to the First and Second World Wars in London and to the inter-war years.
If a resource has been designed for a particular audience, this is indicated in brackets after the title.
Factpacks and online information resources
Factpack: Docklands at war
Online exhibition: Remembering the Blitz
Online exhibition: 1920s the decade that changed London
Online oral history exhibitions: London Voices
Oscar Kirk's diary 1919
In this section you will find the transcribed diary entries of Oscar Kirk who was 14 when he started to work in the West and East India Docks in 1918 ferrying messages and mail between different docks and Port of London Authority offices. Oscar Kirk's diary has recently been donated to our collection. You can also follow Oscar Kirk on Twitter.
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