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Chronicles of Brandon at War #63

November 1918 Saturday 9th November 1918.  According to the ‘Thetford & Watton Times’, Germany has asked for an armistice and our Prime Minister, Mr Lloyd George,…

Posted on April 15, 2020By: Darren Norton
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Chronicles of Brandon at War #59

July 1918 In July 1918, Brandon saw the unveiling of a ground-breaking building, one like no other before it.  However, before I take you to…

Posted on April 15, 2020By: Darren Norton
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Chronicles of Brandon at War #49

September 1917 Colonel Edward Mackenzie has served as Justice of the Peace for Brandon since 1872. He wields much influence over the town, which was…

Posted on April 15, 2020By: Darren Norton
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Chronicles of Brandon at War #43

March 1917 Reverend William Foord-Crocker, Rector of St. Peter’s church, improved the lives of many in Brandon, before he died suddenly in 1899. His replacement,…

Posted on April 15, 2020By: Darren Norton
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Chronicles of Brandon at War #42

February 1917 Brandon, gripped by freezing weather, is finding it tricky underfoot, as two of the Ashley family will testify. Maria slipped on ice in…

Posted on April 15, 2020By: Darren Norton
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Chronicles of Brandon at War #39

November 1916 On 4th July 1914, in St. Peter’s Church, Emma Dixon married her sweetheart Charles Kent. At the time Charles was retained as an…

Posted on April 15, 2020By: Darren Norton
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Chronicles of Brandon at War #35

July 1916 A few nights ago Stanley Lingwood was in ‘No Man’s Land’ cutting barbed wire and preparing for the first day of battle on…

Posted on April 15, 2020By: Darren Norton
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Chronicles of Brandon at War #34

June 1916 An enemy’s flare illuminates the night sky and beneath it Stanley Lingwood lies motionless on the ground, knowing that any movement will likely…

Posted on April 15, 2020By: Darren Norton
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Chronicles of Brandon at War #30

February 1916 Three years ago a new Infants’ school, down the lane off Market Hill, was unveiled to the town.  This month the Managers of…

Posted on April 15, 2020By: Darren Norton
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Chronicles of Brandon at War #22

June 1915 Who knows what fate awaits us. Within a split second our lives can change forever … our boys in the fighting know all…

Posted on April 14, 2020By: Darren Norton

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