Oral History Interview: Peter Child

Partial Transcript: SOMERVILLE: Right. Well, I'm here at the Hockey Euros, er, 2015 with Peter Child who has a long history in hockey with the Angels and with Grand Masters and who's now going to tell me something about it.

Segment Synopsis: Somerville introduces Child explaining very briefly his significance within hockey.

Keywords: Angels Hockey Club; European Nations Championship/EuroHockey Nations Championship; London--United Kingdom (UK); World Grand Masters Association (WGMA)

Subjects: Associations--Masters & Veterans Teams--Men--Touring Tournaments--International

Partial Transcript: SOMERVILLE: Peter, would you like to introduce yourself and just, er, tell me a little bit about how you got involved with the Angels?

Segment Synopsis: Child discusses the formation of the Surrey-based Angels touring team and their first tours to New York and Bermuda in 1962-63, Bermuda again in 1967 and Jamaica in 1968.

Keywords: Angels Hockey Club; Bermuda; Dwight D Esienhower; Guilford Hockey Club; Jamaica; Jim Pollock; Kingston--Jamaica; New York--United States of America (USA); Privateers Hockey Club; Sabina Park; Tour

Subjects: Hockey Homes, Venues & Stadia International Travel Recollection of Others--Celebrity Recollection of Others--Player Teams--Men--Club Teams--Men--Touring

Partial Transcript: CHILD: And, er, the next year was amazing. We went to, er, Rhodesia and, er, South Africa and we started off in, er, Salisbury and played against, er, arrived there the first day absolutely jet lagged.

Segment Synopsis: Child recalls the Angels tour to Rhodesia and South Africa in 1968.

Keywords: Angels Hockey Club; Cape Town--South Africa; Durban--South Africa; East London--South Africa; Harare--Zimbabwe; Ian Smith; Port Elizabeth--South Africa; Rhodesia/Southern Rhodesia; Salisbury--Southern Rhodesia; South Africa; Tour; Welkom--South Africa; Zimbabwe

Subjects: International Travel Politics Recollection of Others--Celebrity Social & Friendships Teams--Men--International Teams--Men--Touring Teams--Women--Touring

Partial Transcript: CHILD: Erm, so that was, it was way back in the '60s we'd done all this, you know, travelling around and then it carried on from there. We went into Asia. We went into China.

Segment Synopsis: Child recalls Angels tours to Asia and East Africa in the 1970s.

Keywords: African Boycott; Angels Hockey Club; China; Harare--Zimbabwe; Japan; Jim Pollock; Malawi; Rhodesia/Southern Rhodesia; Salisbury--Southern Rhodesia; Tanzania; Tour; Zambia; Zimbabwe

Subjects: International Travel Politics Teams--Men--Touring Teams--Women--Touring

Partial Transcript: CHILD: Another one was we arri--we did a tour of New, to New York, er, then went on to Montreal, Toronto and, er, Vancouver; and then down to, er, Napa Valley, San Francisco. We played all the way around there.

Segment Synopsis: Child recalls the Angels tour to the USA and Canada and relates a specific anecdote from their tour to Bermuda.

Keywords: Angels Hockey Club; Bermuda; Canada; Jim Pollock; Montreal--Canada; New York--United States of America (USA); San Francisco--United States of America (USA); Toronto--Canada; Tour; United States of America (USA); Vancouver--Canada

Subjects: International Travel Teams--Men--Touring Teams--Women--Touring

Partial Transcript: SOMERVILLE: What about your, your erm, experiences at the Grand Masters?

Segment Synopsis: Child discusses playing and contributing to Masters hockey specifically, his involvement with the World Grand Masters Association, its founding in 2002 and becoming its inaugural President. He goes on to speak of the founding of the International Masters Hockey Association and the introduction of women's teams into the Masters hockey setup.

Keywords: "Kindergarten"; Australia; Civil Service; England; Germany; International Hockey Federation (FIH); International Masters Hockey Association (IMHA); Marriage; Munich--Germany; Netherlands; President; Southgate Hockey Club; Wim van Noortwijk; World Grand Masters Association (WGMA)

Subjects: Administration & Finances--Masters & Veterans Associations--International Associations--Masters & Veterans Life Outside of Hockey--Career Life Outside of Hockey--Family--Adulthood Life Outside of Hockey--Retirement Social & Friendships Teams--Men--Masters & Veterans Teams--Women--Masters & Veterans Tournaments--Masters & Veterans

Partial Transcript: SOMERVILLE: Do you think there was any elitism in the, er, in the touring that you did with the Angels because the cost?

Segment Synopsis: Child discusses the question of elitism in the Angels touring setup and recalls the team's long-lasting, positive impact and the friendships it forged.

Keywords: Angels Hockey Club; Bermuda; Jamaica; Rhodesia/Southern Rhodesia; South Africa; Zimbabwe

Subjects: Administration & Finances--Personal International Travel Prejudice & Inequality--Social/Class Social & Friendships Teams--Men--Touring