ANNE ALEXANDERBorn 27/3/33

What happens when you hear a movie trailer for a story you lived through when you were seven? Anne Alexander lived through Winston Churchill's famous 'the darkest hour' speech days. Although easy to forget how close the world came to being taken over by the Germans, Anne still remembers. Life positioned her in many countries where she felt out of place, guided by a mother who taught her the value of respecting others' beliefs. When Anne and her husband came to Australia as 'ten-pound poms' there was no Medicare and with fairly primitive medical practices mortality rates were much higher. Death was dealt with much more frequently than it usually is today. In this episode Anne gives Amber much needed advice on what she's learnt about death; just one week prior to Amber losing her own father.

The Silent Generation is sponsored by Freedom Aged Care. Series created and hosted by Amber Petty.