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Robin Medforth-Mills

Q2112863, 8 Dec 1942 – Geneva, 2 Feb 2002

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Facts and their sources

  • Born8 Dec 1942, Q2112863not verified1 source
  • Died2 Feb 2002, Genevanot verified1 source
  • FatherCyril Millsnot verified1 source
  • MotherMora Medforthnot verified1 source

A life in time

  1. 8 Dec 1942

    Born in Q2112863

  2. 2 Feb 2002

    Dies in Geneva, aged 59

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During his lifetime

He lived through 7 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around Q2112863.

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The 1940s · Robin is born in Q2112863

In the news1948

Creation of the NHS in 1948

In 1948, the National Health Service (NHS) was created to provide healthcare, following the 1942 Beveridge Report.

What people wore

Turbans served as safety and style

The turban, initially a safety device to protect hair from factory machinery, became popular everyday wear that also disguised unkempt hair during the war.

Daily life

Limited Home Amenities and Rationing

Many homes lacked bathrooms and indoor toilets; families often used a portable tin bath in the kitchen and an outside toilet. To save fuel, authorities advised limiting bath water to a depth of five inches, a rule famously adopted even at Buckingham Palace.

In the news1939–1948

1939 Wahlen Plan increases food self-sufficiency

To prepare for the Second World War, the government introduced the Wahlen Plan in 1939 to increase food self-sufficiency by doubling arable land for crops like potatoes. Rationing of staple foods was implemented and remained in place until 1948.

Music

Popular wartime dance routines

The Hokey Cokey became a hit song and dance routine in 1942, featuring simple actions that allowed for mass participation by anyone. Other popular wartime dances included the conga, which was easily mastered with a simple one, two, three kick format.

In Europe1941–1945

The Holocaust

Nazi Germany and its collaborators murdered six million Jews, and Roma, disabled people and others, in camps and mass shootings.

Getting around

Short branch line train travel times

A local branch line train between Oxenholme and Windermere stopped at three intermediate stations over a 10-mile distance, with the journey taking 25 to 30 minutes.