Being torpedoed in 1942

Identifier

EMHT1466

Title

Being torpedoed in 1942

Description

DVD. At the age of 14 Audrey and her parents were on their way by ship to England from Cape Town, South Africa, when they were torpedoed in the Indian Ocean by a German submarine. Mrs Tiller talks about their journey via a stay in a prison camp on their way before ultimately arriving back to England.

Creator

Emsworth Museum Oral History Project

Spatial Coverage

Emsworth.

Type

Oral History

Stored Location

Museum store/cabinet 2/top shelf

Interviewer

Margaret Rogers

Interviewee

Mrs Audrey Tiller

Location

Bellair House, Havant.

Original Format

DVD

Citation

Emsworth Museum Oral History Project, “Being torpedoed in 1942,” Emsworth Museum, accessed April 26, 2026, https://emsworthmuseum.org.uk/emcms/items/show/9285.