Places in Sussex & Surrey that tell a story of World War One
Where a fifth of the home British Army was based
Where women were eager to contribute to the war effort
Where military aviation changed forever
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ to Colonel Claude Lowther; an eccentric MP and Boer War veteran
Where men of all classes had to unite for the war effort
The men who resisted participating in combat
The darker side to the song for the troops
More than 16,000 West Indians served in World War One
Once one of the largest coastal training camp in the country
The village that was united by war
The Royal Flying Corps first combat loss in the Great War
Prep school transformed to army cookery school
Why Peacehaven is the only English town named after peace
One family’s quest to unravel the mystery of a relative lost at war
The camp where troops were trained for the front lines
Vessels that transported the wounded from battlefields back across the Channel
An honourable resting ground for colonial Indian soldiers
Painted mural of soldiers commissioned by the founder of the Women's Land Army
Medical and social care before the welfare state
The footballer who deserted with his pregnant wife
Honouring the fallen with a fitting resting place
Combating German sea invasion
During WW1, Kipling's writing was driven by political discomfort and personal stress
Twelve families lost two sons, two families lost three, changing this village forever.
