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18.33 Male, Married, 25-34 yrs, Psychopathic personality, June 1947

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Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/S2/17/1/17

Scope and Contents

"Just another swaddy, unworkable, lazy, thrown out of the army after about a week. Lived on poaching during the war and did very well. Formerly a lorry driver, now a kind of labourer when he does work. Mother living, 60+. Clannish, resents her children marrying. Wife decent. Has some sisters, one just a prostitute, no visible signs of support, went regularly to Carlisle during the war. Her illegitimate boy used to bring £1 or £2 to the school savings each week. Not a very nice lot. Nurse says he is a bad lot, the worst yet, poaches, won't work. Very inconsiderate to his wife who would be decent if she got a chance. Nurse thinks the sisters are all right. Dirty house, overcrowded, no coal, neccessitous. Inharmonious. He cadges drinks. Barred from the pub. [Male informant] says that he is so sharp that he doesn't need to work. Just poaches."

Siblings: 18.34, 18.35, 18.123

Dates

  • Other: June 1947

Creator

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Full Extent

2 Sheets

Language of Materials

English

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