Mike Petty – Ely Standard 1914-1919 index Ely Standard Great War articles 1914-1918: an index, compiled by Mike Petty The Ely Standard articles give a detailed account of various aspects of local life during the Great War. It reports letters back from the front, lists casualties, mentions of Zeppelin raids, aircraft, conscientious objectors, German prisoners of war and local military hospitals. The paper also reports the heartbreak of Exemption Tribunal meetings where farmers plea to be allowed to keep workers on the land – these are particularly interesting, mentioning many names, and should be checked This index covers stories relating to the war and its impact on the villages around Ely including Adelaide, Coveney, Downham, Haddenham, Littleport, Manea, Mepal, Oxlode, Prickwillow, Pymore, Soham, Stretham, Stuntney, Thetford, Wentworth, Wicken, Witcham & Witchford. Some Chatteris and March stories are also mentioned. It does not cover many other aspects of ‘normal’ life that the paper reported These notes are not complete and there are inevitably mistakes. Please tell me those you notice. There are files of the Ely Standard on microfilm at Ely Library and in the Cambridgeshire Collection in Cambridge Central Library, who also hold the original volumes. Please make what use of these notes that you can. Please remember where they came from For further details contract me – 01353 648106,
[email protected] . 22 nd April 2014 Abbreviations D death or died Dw died of wounds Kia killed in action M missing Pic picture – often in the following