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Fought in North Africa and Italy

Here's another article from 1945 in relation to local service people on active service in World War 2, I personally knew Ray Barsley due to being a good friend of his son - does anyone know of the oth…

Country Lad to Soldier

The book tells the story of Eric Houldershaw who was born in Hundred Fen, Gosberton Clough, Spalding and spent 50 years in agriculture there. Moving into Spalding in retirement where he wrote down his…

Demolishing Air Raid Shelter

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Spalding Tribute Medal

This medal was issued in 1920 to soldiers returning from WW1. …

Meteor Jet Crash

Hello, I am trying to locate the exact area where a Meteor Jet crashed in September 1953. I know that it came down in the orchard of a farm owned by a Mr Richard Sutterby in Mill Green, I think the ho…

British Sugar – Civil Defence

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Did you wonder what happened to the Mary Birch

https://youtu.be/2dlsHh79INU This was a boat was built and owned by the Birch family originally. The short documentary for the wreck of M/S Kali Tychi, ex M/S Mary Birch.…

Spalding man’s memories of his life as an evacuee in WWII

Terry Grantham was just eight-years-old when he headed off to school one day carrying a little case and a gas mask. It was September 1, 1939, two days before war was declared, and he found himself …

Forgotten’ papers unearth wartime stories of bravery

The paper The papers featured the names of many men and women from Sutton St James, who served their country. The grocery shop of G…

Historian recalls wartime in Long Sutton

Local historian and author Bruce Robinson lived in Long Sutton as a child during the war years. His memoirs provide this account of increasing militarisation to counter the threat of German invasion d…

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