Dora Ellis was born in 1929 on Catherine Street in Cathays. She has lived and worked in Cardiff all her life.

My father was very brave. When he was dying he knew he was dying. We went to see him in the infirmary and he said to my mother I won't be here tomorrow. She said don't be so silly. It played on my mothers mind and at ten o'clock she said I am going back in. I said don't be so stupid. I went with her and they said who sent for you? He was dying.