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Tag Archives: world war II
SWAG detectives uncover a local hero
A medal was recently found while excavating in the park. Upon inspection the details of the person that had been awarded the medal could be seen inscribed on the rim – 2048607 SJT. A. R. Blake R.E. On the obverse … Continue reading
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Tagged gravesend, shorne woods country park, social history, world war II
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Clay works air raid shelter
The excavation of the clay works air raid shelter was undertaken in February 2016. The entrance and part of the roof had been demolished and the rubble dropped into the shelter and also the entrance, so access was not immediately … Continue reading
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V1 Explosion, Woodland Lane, Shorne, 3rd August 1944
While I was working on the Oral History for SWAG I met a few of the older Shorne residents and was told about the V1 that landed on an army hut behind the houses, on the west side of Woodland … Continue reading
Bletchley Park: British Intelligence and the Second World War
Secret Buckinghamshire Virtual talk series: No. 1Bletchley Park: British Intelligence and the Second World WarDate: Wednesday 7 April 2021 Time: 1900hrs Free Online Eventwith speaker Professor John Ferris (Professor of History at the University of Calgary) For more details go to … Continue reading
Betty Bicker-Robinson: memories of WW2
At the beginning of the war I was in my early teens, and each year we used to go hop picking on My Pye’s farm for about seven weeks. Whenever the air raid siren went off, and the German planes … Continue reading