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In Conversation with Jeremy Higgins

In Conversation with Jeremy Higgins - British Legion

In Conversation with Jeremy Higgins

In Conversation with Jeremy Higgins - British Legion

British Legion hut opening New Street.

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The RBL Stradbroke branch was formed in 1921. Four years later the new British Legion hut was opened in New Street and members photographed to mark the occasion.

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.

Stradbroke Observer Corps.

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Stradbroke Observer Corps.

USAAF at Horham with Ruth Chambers nee Johnson. David and Alan Johnson during WW2

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USAAF at Horham with Ruth Chambers nee Johnson. David and Alan Johnson during WW2

Suffolk Regiment WW1 Casualties

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Suffolk Regiment Casualties

Send Off WW1 voluneers from Stradbroke Station.

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Send Off WW1 voluneers from Stradbroke Station on the 31st August 1914.

Royal Observer Corps

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Royal Observer Corps

Ernie Church in Military Uniform

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Ernie Church in Military Uniform

F Copping WW1

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F Copping WW1

Army Sergeant Charles Emanuel Hugman 1894 - 1977

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Army Sergeant Charles Emmanuel Hugman Regt. No. 12736 of the Suffolk Regiment
Charles was born on 28 Jan 1894 in Cirencester to Walter and Emily (nee Ward) Hugman. Charles was one of six children.
He joined the 3rd Battalion the Suffolk Regiment…

Transcription from The Times Newspaper dd 1860

Transcription from the Times dated 1860
"STRADBROKE
A large and influential meeting was held in the corn exchange on Monday, for the purpose of raising a rifle corps for the hundred of Hoxne, in conjunction with the hundreds of Harleston and…

'UNCLE ARTHUR & THE SOMME' - an account from Joseph Mason about Arthur Rutter who was killed in action in 1917 and is *remembered with honour* on the village war memorial.

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'UNCLE ARTHUR & THE SOMME' - an account from Joseph Mason about Arthur Rutter who was killed in action in 1917 and is *remembered with honour* on the village war memorial.

Memories of an Evacuee Display Poster

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Memories of an Evacuee Display Poster - Alan Purdie

WW2 at home Display Poster

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WW2 at home - The Secret Army, News of Prisoners of war, The Observer Corps

In Memory of Pte. James D Grigg

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In memory of Pte James D Grigg who died in Afghanistan on 16th March 2010 at the age of 21.

In Memory of Private James Grigg who died on 16th March 2010 in Afghanistan.

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In Memory of Private James Grigg who died on 16th March 2010 in Afghanistan.

*Remembered with Honour*

James, the son of Michael and Pat Griggs and brother to Victoria.

"James was killed, while serving as part of the Household Cavalry…

Stradbroke War Memorial

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Stradbroke War Memorial

De Ruvigny's Roll of Honour, 1914-1919 - Albert Arthur Copping

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De Ruvigny's Roll of Honour, 1914-1919 - Albert Arthur Copping

In Memory of Drummer Albert Arthur Copping - WW1

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In Memory of Drummer Albert Arthur Copping. Drummer Albert Copping was in the 2nd Btn.Grenadier Guards and was killed in action on 14th-16th September 1914 at the age of 20. Drummer Albert Copping is a soldier known to God.
*Remebered with Honour*

Drummer Albert Copping as a boy soldier in The Grenadier Guards

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Drummer Albert Copping in The Grenadier Gurards.
The 1901 census shows that Albert was the second youngest of the children of Albert Snr. and Annie Copping. In 1904 Alberts father died and by the time of the 1911 census return all of the family…

Notification that Alf Chambers was in hospital - WW1

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

Alf Chambers - Prisoner of War notification.

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Alf Chambers - Prisoner of War notification.