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  • New WWI exhibition at Yesterday’s World in Battle

    In commemoration of the 100th anniversary of WWI Yesterdays World in Battle has created a new WWI display and WWII Blitz Experience which is now open daily. The commemoration of WWI is the perfect opportunity to keep the history of our British armed forces alive and in the forefront of people’s memories. Further information at … read more

  • WW1 Residents of Bexhill

    As a local historian in Horley I am trying to find the Bexhill address of Henry Webber in 1915/16. He moved from Horley in early December 1915. He was a member of the Stock Exchange for 40 years and very active in local politics in Surrey and “Good Works” in Horley. At the age of … read more

  • Sir Charles Ahburnham

    Is there any interest in a silver tube containing scrolls of writings presented to Sir Charles Ashburnham by the people of Mexico in February 1839 for his part in helping the country during WW1 please feel free to email me on [reveal email] … read more

  • Battle Abbey during 1st WW

    I believe my grandfather William Kidd Hutchinson was at Battle Abbey towards the end of the First World War. He may have been there recuperating from war wounds – was it used as a hospital? Or he may have been working in the gardens as he was a horticulturist and after the war he established … read more

  • First World War Plaque

    Hello Ray, I don’t have any connection to the Douch family, as far as I’m aware, but thought I’d help with a little research. The Commonwealth War Graves Commission website records that William Henry Douch was 29 when he died on 31 July 1917 and was the son of Lydia Elizabeth Douch of School Hill, … read more

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  • Family History

    Hi Pat – My great aunt Alice Lemmon married a Carey who was killed in WWI. She lived on in Ninfield with her sister Kathleen until their death in the early 1950s. … read more

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Stephen Mason – Silk Painting
Stephen Mason - Silk Painting

I offer Silk painting sessions over two or three days at my studio and C17 home in Battle. No previous … more

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Lord Thomas Ashburnham

For those interested, Lord Thomas Ashburnham got married & lived in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada. He and his wife Maria … more

Sir Charles Ahburnham

Is there any interest in a silver tube containing scrolls of writings presented to Sir Charles Ashburnham by the people … more

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