Norman Ellison

Norman F. Ellison
Born	1893
Died	1976
Show	Children's Hour
Station(s)	Home Service
Network	BBC
Country	United Kingdom

Norman F. Ellison (1893 – 1976) was an English radio presenter and author who made radio programmes about nature and the countryside for the BBC's Children's Hour^[1], under the pseudonym Nomad the Naturalist, and wrote on the same subjects both as Nomad and in his own name.

Born in Liverpool in 1893^[2], he signed up as a private in the 1/6th Battalion, King's Liverpool Regiment^[3], at the outbreak of World War I^[2], and served in the trenches in Belgium^[2]. He saw action on The Somme^[3] and at Flanders^[3] but was discharged in 1917^[3] suffering from trench foot^[3]. His war dairies were published in 1997.

In later life, he lived at West Kirby^[4], on the Wirral Peninsula, Cheshire^[1]. He and Eric Hosking would watch birds together at Hilbre Island^[4]. Six of his books were illustrated by his friend Charles Tunnicliffe^[1].

Bibliography

• Down Nature's Byways, University of London Press, 1938.
• Out of Doors with Nomad (illustrated by Tunnicliffe), University of London Press, 1947.
• Our British birds and beasts (photographs by Hosking, drawings by Alfed K. Wiffen), Open Air Books, 1947
  • Republished by Countrygoer Books, 1953
• Wild Life in Britain, Open Air Books
• Roving with Nomad (illustrated by Tunnicliffe), University of London Press, 1949.
• Adventuring with Nomad (illustrated by Tunnicliffe), University of London Press, 1950.
• Northwards with Nomad (illustrated by Tunnicliffe), University of London Press, 1951.
• Over the Hills with Nomad (illustrated by Tunnicliffe), University of London Press.
• Wandering with Nomad (illustrated by Tunnicliffe), University of London Press.
• A check list of the fauna of Lancashire and Cheshire: Mammalia, Reptilia, Amphibia, 1959
• The Wirral Peninsula, Hale, 1970 ISBN 0709116608
• Remembrances of Hell, the Great War diary of naturalist, writer and broadcaster Norman F. Ellison - 'Nomad' of the BBC, edited by David R. Lewis, Airlife, 1997 ISBN 9781853108969

See also

• George Bramwell Evens aka Romany.

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} "The Nomad Books". The Charles Tunnicliffe Society. http://www.thecharlestunnicliffesociety.co.uk/nomadbooks.html. Retrieved 2009-07-29. 
2. ^ ^{a b c} "Remembrances of Hell...". Library Catalogue. East Riding of Yorkshire Council. https://library.eastriding.gov.uk/02_Catalogue/02_005_TitleInformation.aspx?searchTerm=940.48141&searchTerm2=&searchTerm3=&searchTerm4=&searchType=4&Page=1&media=&branch=&authority=&language=&junior=&rcn=1853108960&fr=tl&addrcn=1853108960. Retrieved 2009-07-29. 
3. ^ ^{a b c d e} Lengel, Edward G. (2004). World War I memories. Scarecrow Press. pp. 101. ISBN 9780810850088. http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=uzAzFPUPazwC&lpg=PA101&dq=Remembrances%20of%20Hell%20Norman%20F.%20Ellison%20David%20R.%20Lewis&pg=PA101. Retrieved 2009-07-29. 
4. ^ ^{a b} Smith, Richard (1999-11-01). "The Hilbre Party". Dee Estuary Newsletter. http://www.deeestuary.co.uk/news1199.htm. Retrieved 2009-07-29. 

External links

(Both include photographs of Ellison)

• Nomad Books on the Charles Tunnicliffe Society website
• The Hilbre Party
• Reference to Norman Ellison's Year of Death

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Name	Ellison, Norman
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Date of birth	1893
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Date of death	1976
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