War and Armed Forces Archives - South Holland Life Heritage and Crafts including Chain Bridge Forge

RAF Personnel Camp

This is the RAF personnel’s camp on the river side west during and after the war. The German prisoner of war camp was beyond where the old iron bridge was over the entrance to the docks, which collaps…

Moulton Chapel Memories – Jim Benton

Does anyone on this page live in Benton Close in the village? If so you may be unaware where the name came from. It is named after the brave man in these photos, George "Jim" Benton. Jim was born in …

Homesick Evacuee

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More Memories of Homeguard

My grandfather Charles Edward Smith who lived at Monks House and who served in the tank regiment in world war 1 was an officer in the Spalding home guard unit. They were stationed around the concrete …

The Life of William Roberts

William was the first child born to the marriage and he was followed by John Thomas born in 1900. In 1901 the family were living in London Road, Spalding, and William was working as a general labourer…

RAF Plane Crash 1940

An early wartime incident occurred in Gosberton parish in February 1940, when a plane crashed in a field at Gosberton Risegate, killing two R.A.F. airmen.…

John Choma memories

Hi. I can remember coming to that blacksmiths shop (Chain Bridge Forge) when I was about 6 years old. I'd broken my pedal go-kart. About 1966. Which leads me to my father. He was Ukraine. And I know h…

Prisoner of War Registration Card

Mr Choma prisoner of war registration card…

Moulton Chapel Observer Corps. during wartime, early 1940s.

According to Ted Beasley (who can often be seen patrolling the village at low speed in his Vauxhall Astra!) there was an observer post and the village fish and chip shop was also hit by enemy aircraft…

Sutton Bridge Rescue and First Aid teams

Here is a blast from the past! The first photo is of the ‘Rescue’ team set up during the war in Sutton Bridge. At rear L to R. Mr Rix and Mr Motley At front L to R Harry Tolliday, Mr Lawson, George …

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