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,…
Chronicles of Brandon at War #52
December 1917 From his fur factory on George Street, Albert William Rought-Rought can see his home. Home is Heath House, just off the Bury Road,…
Chronicles of Brandon at War #48
August 1917 Brandon Rural District Council, like other authorities across the land, are acutely aware of how scarce food is becoming and all the associated…
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…