Painting Hats
Heroes Remember
Painting Hats
Transcript
Description
Mrs. Harvey talks about the trend of painting hats and what she did differently.
Pansey Harvey
Pansey June Harvey was born in London, England. In 1920, she came to Canada when she was four years old. When she was seventeen she enlisted and was sent to training camp two weeks later. Pansey served with the Womens Auxiliary Air Force - Royal Air Force as bomber/fighter command and in the hospital as an administrator. After the war she returned to Canada where she was married and had three daughters.
Meta Data
- Medium:
- Video
- Owner:
- Veterans Affairs Canada
- Duration:
- 0:51
- Person Interviewed:
- Pansey Harvey
- War, Conflict or Mission:
- Second World War
- Location/Theatre:
- England
- Battle/Campaign:
- Battle of Britain
- Branch:
- Air Force
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