Whaddon, 8 and 9 May 2016 Georges Begue was the first agent of SOE’s F Section to parachute into France on the night of 5-6 May 1941. He sent his first message from Chateauroux to MI6’s Section VIII at Whaddon Hall on 9 May 1941. On Monday 9 May 2016 a...
In conjunction with the Centre for Bucks Studies at Aylesbury, the Trust’s secretary, Professor Ian Beckett, has received a grant of £11,955 from the ‘Gateways to the First World War’ Centre at the University of Kent for a research project based on...
Waddesdon Manor From 23 March 2016 onwards Around 100 letters have been discovered by an electrician laying new cabling in the roof of the Five Arrows at Waddesdon. They are believed to have been sent between Eliza Turnham, the landlord’s daughter, and her...
February 2016 The actions at Fromelles (18-19 July 1916) and Pozieres (21-24 July 1916) are of significance to Australia as the first large scale actions of the Australian Imperial Force on the Western Front. They are equally important for Bucks for, directly...
by Ian F W Beckett An in-depth study of the impact of the conflict on Buckinghamshire between 1640 and 1660. Chapters: The Community and the Approach of War; The War and the County Community; The War and the Local Community; The Revival of the County Community. ...
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