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  • Collection: War Time

James E Nunn with his family

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James E Nunn with his family wearing his Royal Artillery Uniform.
James Edwin Nunn was born in 1889 to Henry and Hannah Nunn. The 1901 census return shows that James had 4 sisters- Olive, Grace, Nellie and Kathleen - and a brother Terrence. The…

Killed in Action letter sent to James Nunn mother

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Letter sent to the mother of James Edwin Nunn by Captain B Pearce of Royal Field Artillery to ltell her of her son's death.

Lance Corporal Donald Burchan Moore 1923 - 1944

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Lance Corporal Donald Burchan Moore 1923 - 1944

Letter from 390th BG Memorial Air Museum re:A german plane which crashed during WW2

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Letter from 390th BG Memorial Air Museum re:A german plane which crashed during WW2

Letter from Donald Moore's commanding officer to the family on the occasion of his death.

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Letter from Donald Moore's commanding officer to the family on the occasion of his death.
SLHG would like to thank his family for sharing this with us.

Letter from E Bussey, White Hart, to Percy WW2 AR

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Letter from E Bussey, at the White Hart Public House, to Percy WW2

Letter received at home from POW Alf Chambers dd 11th August 1918

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Letter received at home from POW Alf Chambers dd 11th August 1918

Letter received at home from POW Alf Chambers dd 14th July 1918

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Letter received at home from POW Alf Chambers dd 14th July 1918

Local Service Van clipped by an aircraft - The driver escaped unhurt. WW2

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Local Service Van clipped by a USA aircraft which was being moved round the airfield at Horham - The driver escaped unhurt. WW2

Local Service Van clipped by an aircraft - The driver escaped unhurt. WW2

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Local Service Van clipped by an aircraft - The driver escaped unhurt. WW2

Local Service Van clipped by an aircraft - The driver escaped unhurt. WW2

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Local Service Van clipped by a USA aircraft which was being moved round the airfield - The driver escaped unhurt. WW2

Memories of an Evacuee Display Poster

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Memories of an Evacuee Display Poster - Alan Purdie

Memories recorded of the second world war by Everlyn Kerry nee Whiting - Part 1.

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Memories recorded of the second world war by Everlyn Kerry nee Whiting - Part 1.

Memories recorded of the second world war by Everlyn Kerry nee Whiting - Part 2

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Memories recorded of the second world war by Everlyn Kerry nee Whiting - Part 2

Menu from the ARP stand down dinner WW2

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Menu from the ARP stand down dinner WW2

News report - Walter Clarke killed bomber crash

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Three Men Killed
‘Plane hurls cart 50 Yards into Field
The report begins:- ‘Three roadmen were killed and a fourth seriously injured when a plane attempted to make a forced landing in a ploughed field near a village in East Anglia yesterday’. . .…

Note from Jullundur to Commandant at Deolali Concentration Camp re Pte T H Nunn dd1919

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GN note from Jullundur to Commandant at Deolali Concentration Camp re Pte T H Nunn dd1919

Notice for Volunteers to join the Volunteer Training Corps

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Notice for Volunteers to join the Volunteer Training Corps

Notification that Alf Chambers was in hospital - WW1

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Notification to Alf Chambers' family that he was in hospital - WW1

Observer corps underground bunker today - Series

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In 1996 these pictures were taken of the underground nuclear bunker.

Observer Corps, WW2

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Observer Corps, WW2

Order of Service for the unveiling of the War Memorial

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Order of Service for the unveiling of the War Memorial on the 30th July 1922.

page from the village Cell Book in which captured German Airmen are recorded dd 1942

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Four German airmen were captured and held prisoners at Stradbroke police station 1942 - WW2. The cell book records that time. The cell book which opened in 1886 was found in a Stradbroke loft many years after the war.

Peter and Ken Coles notes on wartime in Stradbroke during WW2

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Peter and Ken Coles notes on wartime in Stradbroke during WW2

Postcard sent by F Copping to CE Clarke

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A postcard dd 23rd JU? 1916 sent by Fred Copping stationed at Chatham in Kent to Charles Clarke who was stationed at Aldershot, Surrey. Charles did not survive WW1 and is now remembered on the village War Memorial.

Private Arthur Rutter in military uniform

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Private Arthur Clarence Rutter of 13th Btn. Essex Regiment who died on the 14th March 1917.

Pte Alf Chambers WW1

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Pte Alf Chambers WW1

Ralph Clarke and Ivan Mower - Secret Army

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Ralph Clarke and Ivan Mower - recruited during the Second World War to hold back the enemy in the even of an evasion. They were not allowed to tell anyone of their mission and as young men they had a life expectancy of 10 days should they be called…