Bailey, Joyce Lilian

Made:
2001-07-24 in Crewe

messenger; clerk; railway hospital; medical exams; medical coach; First Aid competitions; social activities; office outings; trade union, TSSA; d.o.b. 1938-06-27, railway work 1953-1957, Crewe Works. 3.1496 x 2.8346 x .315 in.

Details

Category:
Oral Histories
Collection:
National Archive of Railway Oral History
Object Number:
NAROH2001-98
Materials:
plastic (unidentified)
Measurements:
overall: 80 x 72 x 8 mm
type:
recording
credit:
Friends of the National Railway Museum

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