Lena Martin, School days
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Interviewee name: helena (Lena) Rosetta Martin - nee Taylor
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Lena died in April 2010 aged 102. 101 when she gave this interview, Lena discusses schooldays at the beginning of the 20th century and how, to this day, she remains proud of her rebellious and sometime subversive attitude towards her educators.
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2 Comments so far
from Kiera Durston 03rd Jul 2010, 10:54
Naughty, naughty naughty ha ha ha i was like that in year 3!
from Stuart Prebble 03rd Aug 2009, 05:50
I have a feeling that Lena has been a bit of a handful from that day to this - which is probably why she has managed to still be so marvellous, even at 101!
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