Scope and Contents "This man is "a wee bit off", queer, just works when he likes, "is that wise that he'll no work". He was in the last war, has just lived on the family farm since then. Loafs about the garage, brother keeps him. Parents dead. Fairly big farm house, no over-crowding. Very decent people, rather old-fashioned. The weakness is thought to come from his father's side - he was an estate worker, decent but dull, no push, used to drive the cart. PC confirms queerness. He walks along the road with his...

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"Shell-shocked in Normandy. Now working on father's farm? PC says he is improving, able to talk a bit now, was very silent before, kept himself out of the way. Had nervous debility. Will be able to work soon. Very nice people."

Relatives in survey: Brother 3.87

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"This man was in the army in the last war, was a wee bit mental afterwards, has got over it and is now beginning to forget his war experiences. No sense of humour. Moody at times."

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'Very bad stammer, "shell-shock" from the last war. Gardener. PC: Not bright, stammer very bad. Clean house. Minister confirms: Grand worker. Nurse confirms - inoffensive and dopey.'

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"This lad was in the Commandos and fought in Europe; when home on leave he developed an acute anxiety state. Is now better but not working yet. Was always a bit backward."

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"This lad has a kink, drinks, is peculiar, jumps about, has a funny look. Ex P.O.W, Burma. Has been having a rehabilitation course in dental mechanics. Father conceited. Dr thinks this lad is quite normal."

Scope and Contents "Deaf in right ear. Imagined people were behind him in dark. Denies having heard voices. Does not remember having ever been afraid of certain colours. Was in army for 7 months. Discharged because of depression. Worried about trifles ever since his sister was killed. Has no parents, but has quite a few friends. Very sensitive about his discharge from the army and feels that people regard him as a shirker and try to find out in a round about way why he was discharged. On joining the army was...

Scope and Contents "Very shy, well behaved boy, rather small for his age. He speaks in a very quiet voice which is hardly audible at first. Flushes when addressed. Takes nightmares and sleep walks ever since the bombs fell in 1941. His father attributes this to the bombing and he wakes up each night at the same time as the bombs fell. [Male informant] thinks this child is a bit backward but nice. No public assistance. Nurse: Good home. Mother is a terrible bad-tempered woman, thrashes him, 30+. Nurse says...

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"In CRI, certified. Melancholia. Sudden onset, dating from air-raid. Died at home. Lived with widowed sister and widower brother. Was formerly a domestic servant but had a breakdown at the menopause."

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"Diagnosis: Anxiety Neurosis. "He is suffering from a severe anxiety neurosis, probably precipitated to begin with by his shelling experience in Normandy and now aggravated by his having towork in the mines. His present claustrophobia renders this latter quite impossible and I would recommend for him first of all a change of employment. He also needs a course of psycho-therapy."