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Biography: Davies, Sonja Margaret Loveday

Sonja Vile, aged 16

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Soon after the declaration of war in 1939 Sonja became a supporter of pacifism. This led to a quarrel with her mother and stepfather, and as a result she left home at the age of 16. Listen to her describe the background to that family conflict.

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Reference: 25926

Image: Sonja Davies, Bread and Roses: her story. Masterton: Fraser Books, 1984, between pp. 80-81.

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Anne Else. 'Davies, Sonja Margaret Loveday', Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, first published in 2010. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/speech/28092/sonja-vile-aged-16 (accessed 11 June 2026).