Tingewick Historical Society has researched the lives and military service of the Tingewick soldeirs who died in WW1 and are named on the village war memorials. A booklet has beeen produced about the soldeirs to commemorate the first world war. Cost £3.50 contact:...
A local case study….171 lads went to War and 42 lost their lives, but only 34 are honoured on the village War Memorials. Two fabulously well researched and illustrated pamphlets, a one hour powerpoint presentation with over 100 illustrations and as...
A superb database resource now including 2 projects which document the Bucks men and women who served in the Great War. Buckinghamshire Remembers for those that lost their lives and Clints Roll of Honour for all those who served....
A project that has seen 154m of historic and original training trenches restored. 2 miles or barbed wire, 5,500 sandbags, 300 picket posts plus a further 1,200m of yet unrestored trenches.Visits inc historical presentations, hands-on activities, schools and colleges...
Published in Oct 2013 a new book on the history of the Royal Bucks Hussars during WW1, detailing their service in Gallipoli, Egypt, Palestine and France. Written by E J Hounslow the grandson of a Royal Bucks Hussar. www.thehistorypress.co.uk
A local project organised by Jackie and Bob Slater from Burnham Royal British Legion collating the war stories and memories of the great war and it’s effect on Burnham. Now with an HLF grant of £3,200 the project is well underway and working with 7...
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