Peter Curnow - Born 1936

SummaryPeter grew up largely eating what he could trap, fish or grow in a house with no power and no running water. His father he says was the first Cornishman to leave the village for World War 1, and the last to return home. Peter himself was too young for the Second World War but was called up for service straight afterward and became part of the post-war rebuilding of Germany, serving in the RAF station in Laarbruch, on the border between Holland and Germany.

Interviewed by Harley Couper, Heritage Specialist at Te Ao Mārama - Tauranga City Libraries, in August of 2012.

Note: This article was originally part of Tauranga City Library's 'Tauranga Memories' website (2011-2020).

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Peter Curnow interview

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Peter Curnow Photographic Collection

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AcknowledgementTe Ao Mārama - Tauranga City Libraries

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First Name(s)PeterSurnameCurnowDate of BirthBetween 1st January 1936 and 31st December 1936Place of BirthCornwall

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PeopleTauranga Memories (2011-2021) - PeopleEventsStorm at sea - Peter Curnow

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AuthorTauranga City Libraries Staff - Harley CouperArchived Kete Linkhttps://perma.cc/9JQA-RJB5Type of ContributionLibrary story Last edited by: Matanga Taonga Tuku Iho Maori

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Peter Curnow - Born 1936