Local News Stories during WW2

Read about the stories that made the local newspapers during World War 2.

Local Newspaper Reports

Typical Local News Reports from WW2

Here we show a typical page from a local newspaper which, like so many others, had several reports of men missing ...
Air Raid Warden

Hero Honoured with Award from King

We watch Dad’s Army and see the Chief ARP Warden Hodges bickering with Captain Mainwaring. We can still enjoy the ...
Service Families

Our Service Families

Wartime was be a huge sacrifice to families with sons going off to war; wives left without husbands; fearing they ...
National Savings poster

Saving for the War Campaign

The National Savings Movement was a mass savings movement that operated in Britain between 1916 and 1978. It was used ...

Ramble with a Thrill

Ramble with a Thrill “Bomber Came Out of the Clouds” A lady who was walking with a friend in a ...

Thrilling Aerial Dog-Fights over Kent in WW2

Raiders Over Kent ------------------ Bombers Chased off by R.A.F. and A.A. Gunners ------------------- Home Guard “Bag” a Dornier with Rifle ...