West Sussex Gazette 1939-45 by Place Wartime West Sussex 1939-45 - NEWSPAPER Articles

Wartime West Sussex 1939-45 Project Events index for West Sussex Gazette 1939-45 by place Wartime West Sussex 1939-45 - NEWSPAPER Articles

Page Newspaper Place Date Article Headline Brief Description no. and Photos Title column ALDINGBOURNE 1940/12/26 School's "Spotter" Aldingbourne School system using West Sussex 3c No System pupils to alert school when there is Gazette no siren ALDINGBOURNE 1942/01/26 The Produce Successful events for the War Effort West Sussex 2b No Accounts… Gazette

ANGMERING 1940/01/18 AFS Tests Saturday AFS crews took part in exercises and West Sussex 2c No competitions. Women’s section Gazette demonstrated putting out a fire. ANGMERING 1941/8/07 Home Guard An Angmering Home Guard West Sussex 2c No Sergeant killed: A Sergeant is accidentally killed while Gazette live cartridge instead instructing some of the platoon on of a dummy the use of the rifle. ANGMERING 1942/08/20 Home Guard ...say agricultural workers should West Sussex 2a No Commanders…. put farm work first Gazette

ANGMERING 1945/01/11 Angmering Grower's Gives details of how Claud Spikings West Sussex 8c No Contravention of Johnson of Millfield Nurseries, Gazette Cropping Order Angmering, who had not asked for permission to grow "luxury" crops in place of tomatoes ARDINGLY 1939/12/28 Christmas Choral Society concert raised funds for West Sussex 3b No Entertainment the Royal Sussex Comforts Fund for Gazette troops ARUNDEL 1939/09/07 How the evacuees 1300 children, mothers & teachers West Sussex 3b No arrived – 1300 reach from London were received at Gazette Arundel by train Arundel station & then distributed to their new billets in 9 allotted districts ARUNDEL 1939/09/14 Open Letter to the Head mistress of the Defoe Schools, West Sussex 2c No Residents of Arundel Tooting thanks the people of Gazette Arundel for their kind welcome

ARUNDEL 1939/09/21 Accommodation of Some people disappointed not West Sussex 2c No Evacuees having children billeted with them Gazette should write to the Town Clerk ARUNDEL 1939/10/19 Council and A.R.P. At the Borough Council meeting, the West Sussex 2c No Expenses possibility of using voluntary clerical Gazette assistance for ARP scheme to reduce expenses was discussed ARUNDEL 1939/11/02 Education by Cinema Local helpers shown by evacuated West Sussex 2c No school how film can help in Gazette education ARUNDEL 1939/12/14 The Rationing of Fuel Households must apply for a certificate West Sussex 3c No from Local Fuel Overseer if they need Gazette more than the rationed amount of fuel ARUNDEL 1940/04/04 Dance at the Castle Details of a dance held at Arundel West Sussex 2b No Castle by Arundel War Emergency Gazette Fund ARUNDEL 1941/01/23 “Go to it” Poem by an Arundel student West Sussex 4h No Gazette

ARUNDEL 1941/01/30 Appeal for Binoculars Request for binoculars to be used in West Sussex 2e No “active service” Gazette

ARUNDEL 1941/4/24 The Duke of The Duke of Norfolk’s support for West Sussex 2cd No Norfolk’s Cup for the the Home Guard Gazette Home Guard Marksmen ARUNDEL 1941/11/18 “Aid to Russia” A successful dance to raise funds for West Sussex 2c No dance Russia is held at the castle Gazette

ARUNDEL 1942/01/22 The Arundel Flight of New training facilities for the ATC West Sussex 2c No the ATC Gazette

ARUNDEL 1942/02/05 In Its War Weapons Arundel raised the highest amount West Sussex 2c No Week Gazette

ARUNDEL 1942/02/05 Arundel with only a 8 and a half tons of waste paper West Sussex 8g No population of 2,500 salvaged Gazette

ARUNDEL 1942/02/26 Cars left Violations of parking and lighting of West Sussex 2c No improperly…. cars Gazette

ARUNDEL 1942/03/12 Second-hand clothes For children without sufficient West Sussex 8c No wanted clothes or shoes Gazette

ARUNDEL 1942/03/26 Warship Week Total Satisfactory result West Sussex 2c No Gazette

ARUNDEL 1942/03/26 In Sussex, as How much information should the West Sussex 4b No elsewhere… Press be given? Gazette

ARUNDEL 1942/04/02 The committee Collection for Warship Week West Sussex 2c No responsible for… Gazette

ARUNDEL 1942/04/16 Borough of Arundel Removal of railings West Sussex 1e No Gazette

ARUNDEL 1942/04/16 Warship Week The amounts collected during West Sussex 2d No figures Warship Week Gazette

ARUNDEL 1942/06/18 A Surprise for the Fire-fighters gather for mock air- West Sussex 2d No Town raid attack exercise Gazette

ARUNDEL 1942/06/25 Save Your Rags Wool for blankets, battledress, West Sussex 2d No Cotton for paper, etc Gazette

ARUNDEL 1942/07/23 The first meeting …Girls’ Training Corps West Sussex 2d No of…. Gazette

ARUNDEL 1942/07/23 Tear Gas Released… Large scale, realistic invasion West Sussex 2d No exercise Gazette

ARUNDEL 1942/08/06 The “unknown” have Potatoes on allotments vandalised West Sussex 8g No been at work… Gazette

ARUNDEL 1942/08/20 Drunken soldier Canadian soldier assaulted two West Sussex 2c No policemen Gazette

ARUNDEL 1942/08/20 Other Cases Canadian soldier drove a lorry West Sussex 2c No recklessly Gazette

ARUNDEL 1942/08/20 Another Invasion Included ARP and Worthing and West Sussex 2d No Exercise Arundel Home Guards Gazette

ARUNDEL 1942/08/20 For assaulting a Attempted rape by an “overseas” West Sussex 8b No woman… soldier Gazette

ARUNDEL 1942/08/27 Home Guard Shooting competition for the West Sussex 2d No Shooting Arundel Cup Gazette

ARUNDEL 1944/12/07 The Duke takes the Tribute to Home Guard at stand West Sussex 2d No H.H. “Stand Down” down parade Gazette salute ARUNDEL 1945/06/14 Gifts to returned Arundel and District Next of Kin West Sussex 2c No prisoners from next Association met and each returned Gazette of kin association prisoner was presented with a cheque and cigarettes ARUNDEL 1945/06/21 Children's Children of the Ford Rd area are West Sussex 2c No Celebration Treat given a party with plenty food and Gazette entertainment ARUNDEL 1945/07/05 Arundel Last VE Day party held in the town West Sussex 2d No Gazette

ASHINGTON 1941/6/19 Boys Killed by bomb Boys killed by a bomb they found on West Sussex 8f No the Downs Gazette

BARNHAM 1942/03/05 Our Part in Warship Successful events for Warship Week West Sussex 2c No Week Gazette

BARNHAM 1942/04/30 Mrs D. Barrett… Penny-a-week for the Red Cross West Sussex 2c No Fund Gazette

BARNHAM 1942/08/20 Invasion Exercise Included Home Guard, Fire Service West Sussex 2e No and Police Gazette

BARNHAM 1945/03/22 A New District New Red Cross ambulance West Sussex 2d No Ambulance dedicated for Barnham and district Gazette

BILLINGSHURST 1942/04/16 Billingshurst Home Parade and display West Sussex 2f No Guard... Gazette

BIRDHAM 1942/04/16 Licensee fined £200 2 Canadian soldiers stole food West Sussex 3f No Gazette

BOGNOR 1943/10/21 Bognor Men Saved The 5 saved are named with West Sussex 2e No From Sunk description of what happened Gazette Destroyer BOGNOR 1944/08/10 Relaxation Week Reflections on August Bank Holiday West Sussex 2e No and effects of war on residents and Gazette holidaymakers in Bognor BOGNOR 1945/02/08 Allied Ex-Services Formation of a new branch West Sussex 2e No Association Gazette

BOGNOR 1945/02/15 Aldwick House Transfer of evacuated boys from the West Sussex 2d No Aldwick Home to more spacious Gazette accommodation at Camberley. BOGNOR REGIS 1939/09/07 Crisis conditions 5000 children have been billeted in West Sussex 3e No the district: events described Gazette

BOGNOR REGIS 1939/09/14 Bognor Regis Importance of schooling for West Sussex 2c No evacuees & need for patience, after Gazette some local damage done BOGNOR REGIS 1939/09/21 The Heavy Cost of Bognor Regis Council concerned West Sussex 8g No A.R.P about the heavy cost of A.R.P Gazette services under war-time conditions BOGNOR REGIS 1939/10/12 Bognor Regis Shelter trenches taking shape West Sussex 8g No Gazette

BOGNOR REGIS 1939/11/23 Sodden Sandbags Rain is damaging badly constructed West Sussex 3e No sandbag walls Gazette

BOGNOR REGIS 1939/12/14 (Bognor Regis) Christmas goods in shops seem in West Sussex 3e No plentiful supply Gazette

BOGNOR REGIS 1939/12/14 Bognor Regis and Letter from Chairman saying that the West Sussex 6d No Christmas Festivities Christmas parties would be open to local Gazette for Evacuees children as well as evacuees BOGNOR REGIS 1940/06/20 Bognor Regis St Michael's School, a Woodard West Sussex 2c No school has evacuated itself to Gazette another Woodard school far away BOGNOR REGIS 1940/07/25 Street level air raid Information on new shelters being West Sussex 2e No shelters provided in Bognor Regis Gazette

BOGNOR REGIS 1940/08/22 Hats off to the RAF! German bomber approaching the West Sussex 2e No shore watched by onlookers as it is Gazette attacked by a fighter BOGNOR REGIS 1941/01/02 A War Time Club A club formed for London evacuees West Sussex 2f No Gazette

BOGNOR REGIS 1941/01/30 Cheap meals for WVS provide meals at the Pavilion West Sussex 2f No Evacuees Gazette

BOGNOR REGIS 1941/03/6 The Arun Valley Air Training Corp appeal West Sussex 2g No Squadron Gazette

BOGNOR REGIS 1941/5/08 Compulsory Compulsory registration for civil West Sussex 8f No registration defence duties Gazette

BOGNOR REGIS 1941/7/10 A victim of the The suicide of a evacuee West Sussex 2c No horrors of Gazette “Civilisation” BOGNOR REGIS 1941/7/31 Breaches of the Food Owners of the Collins Store, London West Sussex 2e No Rationing Road are fined Gazette Regulations BOGNOR REGIS 1942/04/09 The Kinsmen Keeping in touch with evacuees to West Sussex 2e No Canada and USA Gazette

BOGNOR REGIS 1942/05/14 Man and Official Man in unlawful possession of 4 and West Sussex 2d No Raisins a half lbs of raisins Gazette

BOGNOR REGIS 1942/06/11 “Null and Void” People found on prohibited parts of West Sussex 2f No Permits the beach Gazette

BOGNOR REGIS 1942/08/06 Bognor Regis G.T.C Increase in cadet numbers and West Sussex 2c No activities Gazette

BOGNOR REGIS 1942/08/06 Why is Bognor Visitors not excluded from Bognor West Sussex 2e No “open”? like other coastal areas Gazette

BOGNOR REGIS 1942/10/08 Fire Guard About 1,500 women registered West Sussex 2e No Registration Gazette

BOGNOR REGIS 1943/04/29 Bognor Regis RAF Pilot and local resident killed West Sussex 2e No Killed by crashed when plane crashed in a back Gazette plane garden BOGNOR REGIS 1945/05/17 The Unknown Future Comment of V.E. Day celebrations West Sussex 2e No Gazette

BOSHAM 1940/09/26 Latest Type of Junkers 88 brought down West Sussex 4f No Bomber Down at Gazette Bosham BOSHAM 1942/06/11 Ignorance not Summonses under Food Rationing West Sussex 2c No Design Order gazette

BOTLEY 1944/04/13 Killed by a Tank Member of Women’s Land Army West Sussex 3f No killed by a tank driven by a Gazette Canadian trooper BRACKLESHAM 1942/04/16 Took Barrel of Beer Four Canadians stole beer West Sussex 3d No Gazette

BRIGHTON 1944/01/06 To Return to Canada Canadian soldier admits to Quarter West Sussex 4e No Sessions that he broke into a shop Gazette and stole goods valued at £15.15s. BRIGHTON 1944/04/06 Canadians help Canadian Red Cross donate £1119 West Sussex 4c No Hospital to Sussex Maternity & Women’s Gazette Hospital BRIGHTON 1944/07/06 War Nearly Over Statement by Mrs. Marlowe, wife of West Sussex 8a No local MP at opening of garden party Gazette in aid of prisoners of war BRIGHTON 1944/08/24 “Freedom” for the Mayor bestows Freedom of the West Sussex 4d No County Regiment County Borough of Brighton on Gazette Royal Sussex Regiment BRIGHTON 1944/08/31 Brighton ‘liberated’ Ban lifted on entry into certain West Sussex 4d No too protected areas and curfew lifted Gazette

BRIGHTON 1944/09/21 Looking Ahead Establishment of Post-War Public West Sussex 4d No Entertainment Committee Gazette

BRIGHTON 1944/09/21 Flowers after Report of War-Time Food West Sussex 4d No vegetables Committee Gazette

BRIGHTON 1944/09/28 Brighter Brighton Street lights switched on for the first West Sussex 4d No time since the outbreak of war Gazette

BRIGHTON 1944/10/26 Post-War Proposals from Post-War Public West Sussex 4d No Entertainments Entertainments Committee for the Gazette Aquarium, the beaches and entertainment for youngsters BRIGHTON 1944/11/02 A Pinch of Salt Report on the work needed to West Sussex 4d No restore both piers after war damage Gazette including the gaps blown in the decks when invasion seemed imminent BRIGHTON 1944/11/02 War-time Meals War time meal service and civic West Sussex 4d,e No restaurants to continue under Gazette Brighton Emergency Meals Service staffed by volunteers BRIGHTON 1944/11/16 Our Position after Letter analysing Britain’s post-war West Sussex 4e No the War economic situation and calling for Gazette increased manufacturing and food production and reduced reliance on imports

BRIGHTON & HOVE 1944/11/09 Clearing up the Report on removal of barbed wire West Sussex 4d No Front and weeds from Brighton and Hove Gazette beachfronts; the street corner machine-gun posts and air raid shelters BURGESS HILL 1939/12/14 Council: Evacuees Welfare committee of RDC to offer West Sussex 3f No Entertainment: More entertainment to evacuees in days after Gazette Allotments Land? Christmas Day. More allotment land discussed BURGESS HILL 1940/08/29 Land Ready: Tillers Dig for Victory campaign - land West Sussex 2c No Wanted obtained from public spirited people Gazette

BURGESS HILL 1940/11/07 More Spade Work Dig For Victory - land requisitioned West Sussex 2e No for allotments Gazette

BURGESS HILL 1941/4/10 “Snoopers”: The Cheese rationing West Sussex 2f No cheese ration Gazette

BURGESS HILL 1941/9/18 Children’s fund for A fete organized by children raise West Sussex 3a No prisoners funds for POWs of the Royal Sussex Gazette Regiment BURGESS HILL 1941/12/4 Busy useful Children knitting gloves for Russian West Sussex 2e No youngsters Army drivers Gazette

BURGESS HILL 1942/02/12 What Happen when Receiving milk using false West Sussex 2c No something goes…. information Gazette

BURGESS HILL 1942/03/12 The Food Control Stricter control over ration books West Sussex 2e No Committee lost Gazette

BURGESS HILL 1942/05/14 Metal and Paper Complaints of damage when railings West Sussex 2c No are removed Gazette

BURGESS HILL 1942/08/20 “Black Market” Severe penalties for obtaining West Sussex 2f No Penalties supplies via the black market Gazette

BURGESS HILL 1942/09/03 The council was Motor gun boat adopted West Sussex 2e No informed… Gazette

BURGESS HILL 1942/10/15 The result of the Town entitled to have its name on West Sussex 2g No Tanks for Attack two tanks Gazette

BURPHAM 1940/03/07 Burpham. War First Aid point set up at George and West Sussex 4b No Working Party Dragon and war working party Gazette meeting at Lady Gorell’s house BURPHAM 1945/01/04 W.I. and the Home Party celebrating Home Guard’s West Sussex 2d No Guard service; involved Canadians Gazette

BURY 1945/01/11 Bury Bury & West Burton knitters West Sussex 2a No produced 904 garments for services Gazette in 1944 CHANCTONBURY 1939/10/05 Co-operation with Discussion at Rural Council West Sussex 8b No the W.V.S. Emergency Committee meeting Gazette about the evacuees received into the area, both official & unofficial West Sussex County Council Library Service www.westsussexpast.org Wartime West Sussex 1939-45 Project Events index for West Sussex Gazette 1939-45 by place Page Newspaper Place Date Article Headline Brief Description no. and Photos Title column CHANCTONBURY 1940/12/26 War Weapons Week Credit given to local organisations West Sussex 6b No DISTRICT in Chanctonbury for a 'phenomenal' success Gazette District

CHICHESTER 1939/09/07 Local Billeting Tribunals appointed to deal with West Sussex 4b No Officers hardship caused by billeting Gazette arrangements CHICHESTER 1939/09/07 Housing the Over 3 days, Chichester received & West Sussex 4c No refugees: smiles & allocated 13000 child & adult Gazette tears refugees to temporary homes

CHICHESTER 1939/09/07 West Sussex helps Hospital patients moved from West Sussex 10c No Portsmouth hospitals; adults to Gazette Royal West Sussex; children to Children’s Homes, Chichester. Preparing for emergencies CHICHESTER 1939/09/14 Escaped from a Evacuee from Southend Approved West Sussex 3b No Camp School escaped from Holiday Camp Gazette in Nutbourne with 2 others CHICHESTER 1939/09/28 Children’s Cheap Canteen to be opened at the West Sussex 3b No Dinners Assembly rooms to provide hot mid- Gazette day meals 5 days a week to evacuees & local children if required CHICHESTER 1939/09/28 Doctors and Petrol Doctors claim that the allowances West Sussex 4f No for extra petrol they have been Gazette given are inadequate CHICHESTER 1939/10/05 Royal Sussex Royal Sussex Regt colours carried to West Sussex 3a No Colours St Georges Chapel, Chichester Gazette Cathedral for safe keeping CHICHESTER 1939/10/05 Fuel Restrictions and Consumption of electricity needs to West Sussex 8g No Evacuees be reduced but will be difficult with Gazette the increased household numbers of evacuees

CHICHESTER 1939/10/12 Children’s Canteen Opening of the canteen for West Sussex 2f No Appreciated children’s hot lunches in the Council Gazette House a great success CHICHESTER 1939/10/19 Well done, Women! Describes the work done by West Sussex 2g No volunteers at the Assembly Room Gazette where hundreds of lunches are served daily CHICHESTER 1939/10/19 Hospitals Ready Emergency Committee decided to West Sussex 8a No equip the Oaklands Park Hospital Gazette sufficiently to be opened at short notice CHICHESTER 1939/10/26 Sanctioned and Rural District Council meeting West Sussex 2e No Questioned praised Council staff & volunteers Gazette about billeting CHICHESTER 1939/10/26 Army and Local Discussion at Rural District Council West Sussex 2e No Government Pay meeting on subsidising pay of Gazette council employees called up CHICHESTER 1939/10/26 Hospital 2 houses have been offered to the West Sussex 2f No Accommodation Council for use as hospitals for Gazette Offers children & non-infectious diseases CHICHESTER 1939/10/26 Sloe Fair: Holding A single stall holder erected his West Sussex 2f No the Fort booth at entrance to fair to preserve Gazette showmen’s rights CHICHESTER 1939/11/09 Bishop’s Palace as Bishop’s Palace to be used by West Sussex 3c No School evacuated girls’ school & others Gazette

CHICHESTER 1939/11/16 Tradesmen’s Wiles Nothing to be gained by consumers West Sussex 3b No registering for rations with particular Gazette store

CHICHESTER 1939/11/30 (Chichester) Anti-gas helmets issued to babies under West Sussex 12d No 2 Gazette

CHICHESTER 1939/11/30 National Saving in Work of National Savings Movement West Sussex 12d No Chichester R.D. intensified in Rural District Gazette

CHICHESTER 1939/12/07 War Savings in the Meeting called in connection with West Sussex 4d No District National Savings Movement – campaign Gazette to be vigorously pushed in the Rural District CHICHESTER 1939/12/14 City Council and Comment on City Council decision to West Sussex 4b No Christmas Parties for spend up to 1s per head on Christmas Gazette Evacuees parties for children CHICHESTER 1939/12/21 Townswomen’s Guild 1st meeting of Townswomen’s Guild West Sussex 2f No since outbreak of war, changes to Gazette activities CHICHESTER 1939/12/21 Royal Sussex Regiment Appeal for gifts for soldiers of Royal West Sussex 4f No Comforts Fund Sussex Regt Gazette

CHICHESTER 1939/12/28 Boots for Local Boots and shoes given to local West Sussex 4d No Evacuees evacuated children at Christmas Gazette

CHICHESTER 1939/12/28 Children’s Holiday Christmas entertainment arranged for West Sussex 5b No Parties evacuated children helped to keep them Gazette in their billets

CHICHESTER 1940/08/29 Girls High School Helped by evacuees of Streatham West Sussex 8g No High School raise money for The Red Gazette Cross, make garments for the troops CHICHESTER 1941/01/16 The New Allotments Promoting of “A garden goes to West Sussex 8g No War” Gazette

CHICHESTER 1941/3/27 A Timely Invention Chichester company invents a West Sussex 2f No shovel to deal with incendiary Gazette bombs CHICHESTER 1941/3/27 A Land Army Land Army recruitment drive West Sussex 8cde Yes Exemplar Gazette

CHICHESTER 1941/4/3 “Diamonds” for land A march and rally for land girls West Sussex 3c No girls in West Sussex Gazette

CHICHESTER 1941/5/01 Canadian Ex-Premier Rt. Hon. R B Bennett at the West Sussex 3c No for War Weapons inauguration of the War Weapons Gazette week week

CHICHESTER 1941/12/11 CHICHESTER A Food Advice Bureau opened in West Sussex 2e No North St. to aid housewives with Gazette rationing during war-time CHICHESTER 1942/01/08 An Encouraging Successful New Year collection for West Sussex 2e No Start… Warship Week Gazette

CHICHESTER 1942/01/22 Wrongful Possession Army property stolen by many West Sussex 2e No of Government people Gazette Property…. CHICHESTER 1942/01/22 A Few Black Sheep Reputation of most Canadian West Sussex 2f No soldiers spoilt by a few Gazette

CHICHESTER 1942/01/29 Food Campaign Hints to allotment holders in “Dig for West Sussex 2f No Victory” week Gazette

CHICHESTER 1942/01/29 The Membership of… Local Allotment Association West Sussex 2f No membership risen Gazette

CHICHESTER 1942/01/29 POW Association First meeting at Kimbell’s restaurant West Sussex 8g No Gazette

CHICHESTER 1942/02/26 Mr A.F.Lewis, Boys’ High School War record West Sussex 2e No Chairman of (current and old boys) Gazette enorsGov West Sussex County Council Library Service www.westsussexpast.org Wartime West Sussex 1939-45 Project Events index for West Sussex Gazette 1939-45 by place Page Newspaper Place Date Article Headline Brief Description no. and Photos Title column CHICHESTER 1942/03/05 The Will to Win Admiral speaks in the Cathedral for West Sussex 3c No Warship Week Gazette

CHICHESTER 1942/04/09 “Shelter” slackers Council reluctant to build air raid West Sussex 2f No shelters Gazette

CHICHESTER 1942/04/16 Soldiers Robberies Canadian soldiers accused of West Sussex 3c No stealing in Worthing Gazette

CHICHESTER 1942/04/16 British Restaurant Food for all West Sussex 8h No opening Gazette

CHICHESTER 1942/04/23 Our British Menus and prices West Sussex 2f No Restaurant Gazette

CHICHESTER 1942/04/30 Petrol charges… 2 Canadian soldiers handling petrol West Sussex 2d No illegally Gazette

CHICHESTER 1942/05/21 Home Guard 2nd anniversary of Chichester Home West Sussex 2f No Inspected Guard Gazette

CHICHESTER 1942/05/21 To War-Time Encouraged to compete for West Sussex 2f No Gardeners certificates Gazette

CHICHESTER 1942/06/04 A Comforts Fund…. …for HMS Cowdray “adopted” by West Sussex 2f No Chichester Gazette

CHICHESTER 1942/06/25 Home Guard From Infantry Training Centre West Sussex 2f No Training officers and N.C.Os Gazette

CHICHESTER 1942/07/09 Allotment holders… Owners prosecuted if dogs run loose West Sussex 2f No in allotments Gazette

CHICHESTER 1942/09/17 German is among… …subjects to be taught at Evening West Sussex 2g No Classes Gazette

CHICHESTER 1942/10/01 Land Army’s Harvest Warm appreciation of their work West Sussex 3d No Parade Gazette

CHICHESTER 1942/10/22 The “Dig for Victory” Successful campaign West Sussex 3c No Drive Gazette

CHICHESTER 1943/02/18 City’s Time of Death Deaths listed after bombing raid West Sussex 3C No and Damage Gazette

CHICHESTER 1944/05/11 Keep on Digging! Duke of Norfolk urged members of West Sussex 3c No West Sussex County Garden Gazette Produce Committee during a meeting at County Hall CHICHESTER 1944/10/19 War damage in rural Publication of war damage statistics West Sussex 2e No district in Chichester Rural District Gazette

COAST 1942/04/09 Easter Day Flying Enemy plane dropped a bomb West Sussex 2e No Visit Gazette

COAST 1942/05/14 South Coast Raids Warm praise for ARP but some West Sussex 7d No shelters locked Gazette

COAST 1942/05/21 Crowds after Raid 3 enemy raiders attack South Coast West Sussex 7c No town Gazette

COAST 1942/06/18 South Coast Raids People missing and injured West Sussex 8a No Gazette

COAST 1942/08/20 Duke of Kent and Visit to an RAF training camp West Sussex 8a No Polish Airmen Gazette

COAST 1942/08/27 Licensees and Crimes committed under the West Sussex 2e No overseas soldiers influence of drink Gazette

COAST 1942/09/03 Raid Results 3 killed and several badly injured West Sussex 3h No Gazette

COAST 1942/10/08 The Coastal Ban Permits for movement of cars in 5 West Sussex 2f No mile belt Gazette

COAST 1942/10/15 Coast Town Raided Crippled children’s home hit by West Sussex 8b No cannon fire Gazette

COAST 1945/02/01 Aid for South Coast Sussex MPs asking Minister of West Sussex 2a No Towns Health for assurances that loans for Gazette rehabilitation in south coast towns would be increased to help businesses. No assurance received COAST 1945/04/26 Serious condition of Report of a conference; includes West Sussex 2b No W. Sussex sea effects of military operations Gazette defences COLDWALTHAM 1942/02/26 Many a Mickle Raising money for the war effort West Sussex 2d No makes a Muckle Gazette

COLDWALTHAM 1942/05/21 At the May Seeds from Canada, call for more West Sussex 2e No meeting…. (W.I) allotment holders Gazette

COLDWALTHAM 1942/08/06 A Name For A Tank Money collected towards the West Sussex 8g No building of a tank Gazette

COLDWALTHAM 1942/10/29 Raking in the Cash: Spectacular Tanks for Attack West Sussex 8h No Splendid campaign Gazette

CRAWLEY 1939/09/14 Our Evacuees Nearly 1000 evacuees received, less West Sussex 2f No than expected. A few difficulties Gazette encountered CRAWLEY 1940/08/29 Local Flight of R.A.F Cadets raising West Sussex 8g No funds for Spitfire Fund. To be helped Gazette by local baseball match with two units of Canadian Forces CRAWLEY 1941/6/05 Tragic error: Young Canadian soldier accidentally shoots West Sussex 3b No woman killed by rifle a young woman, believing her Gazette shot. Canadian coloured hairband to be a pheasant. Soldier’s statement CRAWLEY 1942/04/23 Full-time Firewomen Objection to the appointment of West Sussex 3c N0 firewomen Gazette

CRAWLEY 1945/08/16 Home Guard Members of No 7 Platoon B West Sussex 8g No entertain returned Company held a dinner to entertain Gazette prisoner their adopted POW, Pte J.M. Springett CUCKFIELD 1939/09/21 Air Defence Cadet Squadron of Air Defence Cadet West Sussex 2e No Corps Corps to be inaugurated for Gazette Haywards Heath, Cuckfield & Lindfield CUCKFIELD 1939/09/28 Cuckfield Rural Home of family looking after 2 West Sussex 4c No District Council evacuated children over-run by Gazette Meeting visiting family one Sunday

DITCHLING 1942/04/02 The village raised… Collection for Warship Week West Sussex 2i No Gazette

DONNINGTON 1942/12/03 West Sussex Youth School contribution through West Sussex 2b No News collecting herbs for medicine Gazette

EASEBOURNE 1939/09/21 Thanks to Letter of thanks to press from West Sussex 7d No Easebourne Hosts London School teachers on behalf of Gazette evacuees to Easebourne EASEBOURNE 1939/10/19 What the W.V.S has Report on WVS work West Sussex 7b No done at Easebourne Gazette

EASEBOURNE 1940/10/03 Easebourne's Good West Sussex 7e No Spitfire Fund Effort Gazette

EAST GRINSTEAD 1939/09/07 Town’s welcomed 4000 evacuees from London have West Sussex 4e No guests been welcomed to the district Gazette

EAST GRINSTEAD 1939/10/19 Emergency Discussion at the urban council West Sussex 3c No Administration meeting about the costs so far of Gazette civil defence

EAST GRINSTEAD 1941/4/3 TOC H Services’ Club Inauguration of the TOC H Club in West Sussex 3d No East Grinstead Gazette

EAST GRINSTEAD 1941/7/17 “Beyond Toleration” 17 local AFS men badly treated after West Sussex 3c No call up to the LCC fire brigade Gazette

EAST GRINSTEAD 1941/11/13 A Light Mystery A fine issued for a illuminated West Sussex 3d No signboard Gazette

EAST GRINSTEAD 1941/11/20 “Inside Nazi A public meeting at the Civic Arts West Sussex 3a No Germany” Hall heard an address by Dr Franz Gazette Burger, an Austrian Lawyer EAST GRINSTEAD 1942/04/02 East Grinstead Collection for Warship Week West Sussex 3c No Gazette

EAST GRINSTEAD 1942/04/02 Clothing without First prosecution West Sussex 3c No coupons Gazette

EAST GRINSTEAD 1942/04/02 One of the features Warship Week collection West Sussex 3c No Gazette

EAST GRINSTEAD 1942/04/09 Warship Week Amount collected West Sussex 3e no Gazette

EAST GRINSTEAD 1942/04/16 Our Brave Men at Praise for the Navy and the West Sussex 3g No Sea Merchant Navy Gazette

EAST GRINSTEAD 1942/05/14 The benefits of Fewer infectious diseases than ever West Sussex 2f No wartime diet before Gazette

EAST GRINSTEAD 1942/05/21 “Victory Piles” Schoolboys collect scrap metal for West Sussex 3h No the war effort Gazette

EAST GRINSTEAD 1942/06/11 People and Army Warning against people accepting West Sussex 3a No Rations Army rations Gazette

EAST GRINSTEAD 1942/09/03 Pastor Wilhelm Karle German pastor speaks at Parish West Sussex 2e No Church Gazette

EAST GRINSTEAD 1942/10/01 Lord Kindersley on Sacrifice needed to win the war West Sussex 3f No Self Denial Gazette

EAST GRINSTEAD 1942/12/03 There is great …for the Prisoners of War Fund West Sussex 2g No activity… Gazette

EAST GRINSTEAD 1944/07/06 Drunken Officer Coroner’s Court told that a Canadian West Sussex 3f No suffocated after fall Army Officer fell from the roof of the Gazette into dust heap Sackville Services canteen after breaking and entering several premises EAST PRESTON 1942/04/16 Other cases 2 French Canadians stole.. West Sussex 3d No Gazette

EAST PRESTON 1942/07/02 In the Event of Advice from Government officials at West Sussex 3e No Emergency a meeting gazette

EASTBOURNE 1944/10/05 Eastbourne Pointers Report of measures proposed by West Sussex 4d No Eastbourne Council for re- Gazette establishing town as tourist destination as war comes to an end EASTERGATE 1941/5/15 Remarkable figures War Weapons Week results West Sussex 3c No Gazette

EGDEAN 1939/12/14 Comfort and Cheer Some residents sent Christmas presents West Sussex 4e No Makers to local men in Forces & formed a sub- Gazette depot of Royal Navy War Comforts EMSWORTH 1941/9/18 ARP shelter as Five Emsworth men fined for setting West Sussex 3c No gaming den up a gaming den in an air-raid Gazette shelter FELPHAM 1941/02/27 Citizens’ Advice Report of continued good works in West Sussex 3c No Bureau Felpham Gazette

FERHURST 1939/09/21 Fernhurst Council school reopened to help with West Sussex 3b No education of village & 3 evacuated Gazette school children FERRING 1940/07/18 Ferring Total raised for National Savings West Sussex 3d No Week is over £500 Gazette

FERRING 1942/04/16 Second Court 3 French Canadians broke into West Sussex 3d No unoccupied house Gazette

FITTLEWORTH 1939/11/02 “Bored to Most mothers have returned to West Sussex 3e No Extinction”! London but evacuated children seem Gazette settled FITTLEWORTH 1940/01/04 Evacuees Pupils of Peckham Girls High School West Sussex 5e Yes entertainment gave a performance of A. A. Milne’s Gazette play ‘ Make Believe’ in the Village West Sussex County Council Library Service www.westsussexpast.org Wartime West Sussex 1939-45 Project Events index for West Sussex Gazette 1939-45 by place Page Newspaper Place Date Article Headline Brief Description no. and Photos Title column hall

FITTLEWORTH 1940/08/08 Appeal for Sussex Collecting boxes in the Fittleworth West Sussex 4c No Troops and Troops and Henfield Areas for the Lord Gazette in Sussex Lieutenant's Fund FITTLEWORTH 1940/08/22 Lord Leconfield's Up to date proceeds for Sussex West Sussex 2e No Army Welfare Fund Troops and Troops in Sussex Gazette

FORD 1945/06/14 "Welcome Home" WVS units have been looking after West Sussex 3g No Helpers at Ford repatriated prisoners of war at Ford Gazette Aerodrome. Includes details of a prisoner's experiences and duties of the WVS at this time FOREST ROW 1940/08/29 School Air Raid A.R.P say shelters not necessary for West Sussex 3d No Shelters children and teachers Gazette

GOODWOOD 1941/8/28 A Land Girl & Hoeing A land girl’s poem West Sussex 6h No Gazette

GOODWOOD 1944/02/03 Goodwood grows for Report on food production at West Sussex 2c No Victory Goodwood House, Garden and Gazette Racecourse GORING-BY-SEA 1944/04/27 Enthusiastic Mayor of Worthing addressed Goring West Sussex 8g No Gardeners Village Produce Association Gazette

GRAFFHAM 1940/08/29 Our Example The small amount given to the West Sussex 3e No Empire Mother's Hurricane fund by a Gazette small, humble village given prominence to encourage other villages to do likewise GUILDFORD 1944/01/06 Parties & Rations Report to Guildford Rural Food West Sussex 3g No Committee of inadequate rations for Gazette evacuees Christmas party

HASSOCKS 1942/07/02 Ambulance Train on Fully equipped military ambulance West Sussex 7b No View on public view Gazette

HASTINGS 1942/04/09 “Wartime loin of Sale of an unauthorised cut of lamb West Sussex 7d No lamb” Gazette

HAYWARDS HEATH 1939/09/07 Over 10000 Over 10000 evacuees from Greater West Sussex 5c No evacuees in Mid- London billeted in towns & villages Gazette Sussex in mid-Sussex HAYWARDS HEATH 1942/02/12 Haywards Heath National waste paper collection West Sussex 3e No result Gazette

HAYWARDS HEATH 1942/03/05 Cost of a Corvette £130,300 raised West Sussex 3f No gazette

HAYWARDS HEATH 1942/03/12 A ”dig for victory” Council sponsored event West Sussex 3e No campaign Gazette

HAYWARDS HEATH 1942/04/30 Air Commodore Mid Sussex Squadron Air Training West Sussex 3e No J.A.Chamier… Corps inspected Gazette

HAYWARDS HEATH 1942/10/08 Two Members of the …accidentally shot by live West Sussex 7d No Home Guard… ammunition in exercise Gazette

HENFIELD 1942/02/26 Practical Talks Growing food, keeping rabbits and West Sussex 3d No chickens Gazette

HEYSHOTT 1939/11/23 W.I.’s Evacuation Resolution sent to the National West Sussex 5d No Resolution Federation of WIs about the Gazette unsatisfactory present evacuation scheme HORSHAM 1939/09/07 Tests & strains of Horsham & district billeted 5000 West Sussex 5e No evacuation: new evacuees from the London area Gazette homes for 5000 HORSHAM 1939/10/05 Timely Labour: Allotments taken over for private West Sussex 6g No Spade Work in and building speculation have been re- Gazette for Security designated as allotments by Urban Council HORSHAM 1939/10/12 Rural Council and Staff Horsham Rural District Council decided West Sussex 3g No Called up for Service against making up the pay of staff who Gazette were called away on war duty, but agreed to reinstatement after the war HORSHAM 1939/10/19 Double Fines for no Chairman of Magistrates warned West Sussex 6g No Tail Lights cyclists about higher penalties for Gazette tail light offences. Also warned about black-out infringements

HORSHAM 1939/11/23 Food Control Report by Urban District Food West Sussex 9c No Humour Control Officer about ration books & Gazette licenses HORSHAM 1939/11/23 Allotments Society: Allotment holders meet to discuss West Sussex 9c No Re-formation and the re-formation of the Shelley Gazette Consolidation: A Fine Allotment Society & affiliating Meeting themselves to the National Society HORSHAM 1939/12/07 Legion Workers for the Women’s branch of British Legion West Sussex 12f No Troops working on useful gifts for troups Gazette

HORSHAM 1939/12/21 Premises for difficult Horsham RDC considers report on West Sussex 8g No evacuees allocating premises for unruly evacuees Gazette

HORSHAM 1939/12/28 Our Cheerful Variety Report on the Christmas spirit, West Sussex 7c No businesses & activities in & around Gazette Horsham HORSHAM 1940/03/07 Land Girl Parties Parties are being held for land girls West Sussex 11b No working in West Sussex and the Gazette latest was held in Horsham HORSHAM 1940/03/21 District Intelligence A successful SRP Exercise was West Sussex 9e No Horsham ARP carried out in Horsham Gazette Exercise HORSHAM 1940/03/21 Horsham Hospital Hospital broadcasts appeal for West Sussex 9e No Broadcast Appeal voluntary hospitals Gazette

HORSHAM 1940/05/16 A swarm of Horsham authorities have been West Sussex 8g No volunteers inundated with volunteers for the Gazette Local Defence Volunteers following the announcement of its formation

HORSHAM 1941/2/27 Well on Target Local competition displays high West Sussex 7c No standard of Home Guard Gazette marksmanship HORSHAM 1942/01/08 At Friday’s Court Canadian soldiers breached lights West Sussex 3e No Summonses... and speed restrictions Gazette

HORSHAM 1942/02/05 No Money for Growers want permanent allotments West Sussex 6g No Allotments Gazette

HORSHAM 1942/02/05 Horsham people People should grow vegetables in West Sussex 6g No concerned…. gardens or allotments Gazette

HORSHAM 1942/02/12 Paper Galore; Keep Waste paper collection, specially by West Sussex 3f No it up children Gazette

HORSHAM 1942/03/05 £62,000 over the Submarine to be named “Horsham” West Sussex 3f No Target! Gazette

HORSHAM 1942/04/02 Our Own Counties Wartime food production West Sussex 4b No Gazette

HORSHAM 1942/04/02 West Sussex Youth Girls’ Training Corps West Sussex 7a No Notes Gazette

HORSHAM 1942/04/02 Woman who helped Given two months in prison West Sussex 7e No a deserter… Gazette

HORSHAM 1942/04/09 Our Army of The contribution of allotment West Sussex 7c No Gardeners holders Gazette

HORSHAM 1942/04/16 Should there be a A ”British Restaurant” to augment West Sussex 7g No “British”…? food rationing Gazette

HORSHAM 1942/04/16 More Canadians in 3 Canadians smashed shop windows West Sussex 7h No court Gazette

HORSHAM 1942/04/30 Lights at a works Summons for failure to obscure West Sussex 2f No lights Gazette

HORSHAM 1942/04/30 A Canadian soldier… Canadian soldier arrested in the West Sussex 7e No King’s Head hotel Gazette

HORSHAM 1942/04/30 At a Coroner’s Canadian soldier accidentally killed West Sussex 7e No inquiry... by own revolver Gazette

HORSHAM 1942/05/21 We should like to Every seed from America came up West Sussex 4b No know… Gazette

HORSHAM 1942/06/11 The Southern …cinema show of war effort events West Sussex 7c No Railway’s mobile… Gazette

HORSHAM 1942/06/11 “Rover” The first dog offered for military West Sussex 7c No duties in the county Gazette

HORSHAM 1942/07/02 Council Majority Mercers’ School evacuated to West Sussex 3d No Collyers returning to London Gazette

HORSHAM 1942/07/30 Girls and War-Time Success of demonstrations in West Sussex 7e No Cookery Electricity Showroom Gazette

HORSHAM 1942/10/08 Women for Fire- Numbers, times and exemptions West Sussex 7c No Watching Gazette

HORSHAM 1942/12/03 During Monday… …an enemy raider machine-gunned West Sussex 7f No the station. 1 killed Gazette

HORSHAM 1943/04/01 A Canadian Gift to The Canadians gifted Mobile West Sussex 4g No the Sussex Home Kitchens in appreciation Gazette Guard HORSHAM 1944/01/13 The Patriot Praise for Patriot Engineers during West Sussex 7d No Engineers party for them and call for more Gazette volunteers HORSHAM 1944/02/03 Soldier on Murder Canadian Private charged with West Sussex 7e No Charge murdering another Canadian Private Gazette

HORSHAM 1944/02/03 Canadian solider and Soldier charged with a series of West Sussex 7e No his housebreaking break-ins over Christmas period Gazette exploits HORSHAM 1944/04/27 A Canteen Gift from Overseas Commissioner of Canadian West Sussex 7g No Canada for the NFS Red Cross Society presented a Gazette trailer canteen to NFS Station HORSHAM 1944/08/31 The Women’s Land Chair of the Women’s Land Army West Sussex 4e No Army Benevolent Committee explains the aims of the Gazette Fund Fund and urges the public to attend the fund-raising rally and fete HORSHAM 1944/09/21 Firewomen Praised Deputy Regional Commissioner West Sussex 3c No praises efforts of the firewomen of Gazette the South East Region and speculated on their future after the war

HORSHAM 1945/07/19 Evacuees and Foster Evacuees from Horsham return to West Sussex 3e No Parents say Peckham and Brixton Gazette "Goodbye" HORSHAM 1945/08/23 Celebration scenes Details given of the carnival which West Sussex 3d No concluded Horsham's victory Gazette celebrations HORSHAM & 1944/06/29 ‘Salute the Soldier’ Report on success of fund-raising West Sussex 7e No CRAWLEY week events in various towns and villages Gazette

HORSHAM 1945/05/03 Reception of our About a dozen camps for the care of West Sussex 3d No DISTRICT returning prisoners those released from POW camps in Gazette Germany HORSTED KEYNES 1939/11/16 The Queen: Visit to The Queen goes to see how West Sussex 4d No (Nr HAYWARDS Children at Hosted evacuated children from a Battersea Gazette HEATH) Keynes School have settled in HOVE 1944/02/03 Hove’s Active Praise from Mayor for Hove West Sussex 8f No Gardeners Horticultural & Allotment Holders’ Gazette Association HURSTPIERPOINT 1939/10/12 Hurstpierpoint WI Working Party completed West Sussex 3g No equipment for local empty houses Gazette

HURSTPIERPOINT 1939/11/30 Concert for Parcels Concert raised money for Christmas West Sussex 5c No Fund Parcels fund for serving men Gazette

HURSTPIERPOINT 1940/09/26 Collection to help families of West Sussex 3d No Evacuees billeted in the village Gazette

LANCING 1939/11/23 A.R.P. Tests Tests took place by members of West Sussex 9f No Worthing District Council ARP Gazette Services LANCING 1945/01/11 Shropshire Lads No Poem about Lancing College West Sussex 4f No Longer returning to their own premises Gazette having been based in Ludlow since 1939 LANCING 1945/05/10 The heart home Evacuees from Great Ormond Street West Sussex 3f No back Hospital welcomed back to Gazette children's heart hospital LAVANT 1940/09/12 What the Village is Arrival of troops in the West Sussex 7d No Doing neighbourhood has resulted in Gazette several activities in the village LITTLEHAMPTON 1939/09/07 Our wartime guests Evacuees billeted in Littlehampton West Sussex 9e No Friday & Saturday, empty train Gazette Sunday LITTLEHAMPTON 1939/09/21 Public Air Raid Discussion on the need for shelters West Sussex 7c No Shelters? in town Gazette

LITTLEHAMPTON 1939/10/12 We Must Grow More An appeal to Littlehampton & West Sussex 7a No Food District Allotment holders to find Gazette more land & more people to help LITTLEHAMPTON 1939/10/19 Councils War Littlehampton Urban Council discuss West Sussex 7a No Expenses: No Paid war expenses Gazette Air Raid Wardens

LITTLEHAMPTON 1939/11/16 The Town’s Budget: Urban Council discuss financial West Sussex 7c No War-Time Savings position – savings balance expenses Gazette Balance Extra Expenses LITTLEHAMPTON 1939/12/21 (Littlehampton) Christmas arrangements for families of West Sussex 6d No evacuated children Gazette

LITTLEHAMPTON 1940/07/18 Littlehampton Total raised for National Savings West Sussex 7b No Week is £14,320 Gazette

LITTLEHAMPTON 1940/09/05 More A.R.P West Sussex 7c No Personnel Wanted Gazette

LITTLEHAMPTON 1940/10/24 Women's Voluntary Service have West Sussex 7b No started a canteen for servicemen in Gazette Beach Road LITTLEHAMPTON 1940/11/21 Town welcomes families of hop- West Sussex 7c No pickers, bombed out of their London Gazette homes as evacuees LITTLEHAMPTON 1941/01/23 Children Aid Others Fundraising by Littlehampton West Sussex 7c No children Gazette

LITTLEHAMPTON 1941/02/27 Interesting ‘gas’ How to neutralize the effects of gas West Sussex 7e No meeting following an attack Gazette

LITTLEHAMPTON 1941/9/11 Our fighting ally Funds are raised at the West Sussex 8g No Littlehampton British Legion Hall for Gazette the people of Russia, following a speech by Dr Joan McMichael of the BBC

LITTLEHAMPTON 1941/10/30 Prime Minister’s Prime Minister’s response to a West Sussex 4c No reply to inquiry from question regarding Prisoners of War Gazette Littlehampton held in Italy LITTLEHAMPTON 1942/01/01 Immobilised cars Fine imposed for not immobilising West Sussex 2b No car Gazette

LITTLEHAMPTON 1942/01/22 Youth Week in the Youth organisations to make new West Sussex 7c No Town men for the future Gazette

LITTLEHAMPTON 1942/01/29 Penalty for Cocoa and chocolate sold in Arcade West Sussex 2d No Ignorance Stores without licence Gazette

LITTLEHAMPTON 1942/02/12 The Civil Defence New public surface shelter West Sussex 7c No Committee Gazette

LITTLEHAMPTON 1942/04/02 West Sussex Youth Girls’ Training Corps West Sussex 7a No Notes Gazette

LITTLEHAMPTON 1942/04/16 Other cases A Canadian broke into a house West Sussex 3d No Gazette

LITTLEHAMPTON 1942/05/28 Littlehampton Home 2nd anniversary drills and exercises West Sussex 7f No Guard Gazette

LITTLEHAMPTON 1942/08/06 Women fire-fighters Fire raid test exercise aimed at West Sussex 7f No businesses Gazette

LITTLEHAMPTON 1942/08/13 Civil Defence Includes suggestion that members West Sussex 8b No Committee should be on Council Gazette

LITTLEHAMPTON & 1939/09/14 Littlehampton Unusual & difficult conditions as 500 West Sussex 7c No WICK to 600 evacuees have to be Gazette educated alongside local children in half-day shifts LOXWOOD 1939/11/30 Our Busy Women Loxwood & Alfold WI meeting notes – West Sussex 12f No work of Red Cross working party Gazette

MID SUSSEX 1940/10/24 Bomb Experiences Police Station Cells Wrecked West Sussex 4h No TOWN Gazette

MID SUSSEX 1940/10/24 Bomb Experiences One in a Cemetery. No casualties West Sussex 4h No TOWN but cemetery badly damaged Gazette

MIDDLETON-ON- 1939/10/26 An Education 150 children (mainly evacuated West Sussex 7d No SEA Problem privately) not getting education in Gazette the area because of lack of school MIDDLETON-ON- 1941/03/06 A club’s sugar order Excess of sugar supplied to Sports West Sussex 3a No SEA club Gazette

MIDDLETON-ON- 1942/01/29 Why Not In Slackness of blackout regulations West Sussex 7c No SEA Darkness? Gazette

MIDDLETON-ON- 1942/04/09 Canadians in court…. Canadian soldiers stealing West Sussex 8c No SEA Gazette

MIDHURST 1939/09/07 Over 4000 “settle 4212 children, mothers & teachers West Sussex 10a No down” out of quota of 6000 received in Gazette Midhurst Rural District MIDHURST 1939/09/14 Settling Down – and Many evacuated adults & children West Sussex 7d No Getting Back from London are going back, but Gazette others are settling down West Sussex County Council Library Service www.westsussexpast.org Wartime West Sussex 1939-45 Project Events index for West Sussex Gazette 1939-45 by place Page Newspaper Place Date Article Headline Brief Description no. and Photos Title column MIDHURST 1939/10/26 RDC Matters: Praise Report from WVS on evacuees West Sussex 7d No for WVS Gazette

MIDHURST 1939/11/16 On Remembrance Shortened ceremony for Armistice West Sussex 7c No Sunday Day held at Midhurst War Memorial Gazette

MIDHURST 1939/12/21 London Children Plays Evacuated girls from Lambeth schools West Sussex 6f No took part in plays put on by Easebourne Gazette Girls School MIDHURST 1940/09/19 A Canning 'Factory' Cannery started in a canteen used West Sussex 8a No At Midhurst by evacuated schoolchildren Gazette

MIDHURST 1941/4/17 Wardens’ and Fire- Wardens’ & Fire-watchers challenge West Sussex 7ed No watchers’ Siren the council over siren Gazette “Ultimatum” MIDHURST 1941/6/05 Siren authorized ARP in Midhurst get their siren West Sussex 7f No Gazette

MIDHURST 1941/10/16 Prisoner of War Midhurst take care of their seven West Sussex 7f No Parcels know prisoners of war Gazette

MIDHURST 1941/12/11 War Prisoner’s Midhurst people are thanked for West Sussex 7f No Thanks their parcels by a Prisoner of War Gazette

MIDHURST 1942/03/12 Re-uniting Re-union encouraged by Education West Sussex 8c No Evacuated Families Committee Gazette

MIDHURST 1942/04/23 Home Guard Dance Dance collection for P.O.W Parcels West Sussex 8e No Fund Gazette

MIDHURST 1942/04/30 A Committee has New Home Guard unit West Sussex 7g No been formed…. Gazette

MIDHURST 1942/08/20 ATC recruits needed Rother Squadron of ATC under West Sussex 8d No strength Gazette

MIDHURST 1942/09/24 Home Guard under Completion of nine week-end West Sussex 8c No Canvas camps’ valuable experience Gazette

MIDHURST 1942/10/08 P of W Parcels Fund In 2nd year POW Parcels almost West Sussex 7f No doubled Gazette

MIDHURST 1942/12/17 Evacuees entertain Tribute to work of heads of hostels for West Sussex 7f No and entertained evacuees Gazette

MIDHURST 1942/12/17 A German leaflet Money raised by exhibiting it West Sussex 8h No Gazette

MIDHURST 1944/01/06 £68 for POW Parcels List of Christmas contributions for West Sussex 7g No Fund fund Gazette

MIDHURST 1944/04/20 ‘Salute to Soldiers’ Details of celebrations confirmed by West Sussex 8c No Week Publicity and General Purposes Gazette Committee MIDHURST 1945/01/04 Midhurst Home Guard Rifle Club formed West Sussex 8e No Gazette

MIDHURST 1945/06/07 Midhurst A VE day party is held for children West Sussex 3g No which also served as a farewell Gazette party for evacuees MIDHURST 1945/06/21 Welcome Home to Details given of a supper held for Ex West Sussex 8d No Ex-Prisoners of War POWs from Midhurst and the Gazette surrounding area

MUNDHAM 1942/04/16 Licensees Canadian soldier stole a bicycle West Sussex 3f No exonerated Gazette

NORTH BERSTED 1939/09/28 Bersted. Evacuees at Evacuated mothers join WI meeting. West Sussex 2f No WI Meeting Members asked to make clothes & Gazette donate shoes to evacuees NORTHCHAPEL 1940/10/31 Collection of waste paper turned into West Sussex 3f No material comforts for the Army, Gazette Navy, Merchant service, Home Guard and bombed areas of London NORTHCHAPEL 1941/8/07 Jam maker’s success Volunteers make more than 400lbs West Sussex 7d No of jam at the village fruit Gazette preservation centre NORTHCHAPEL 1945/01/11 Home Guard Last salute of No.1 Troop D West Sussex 8ef No Commemoration Company (Northchapel & Ebernoe) Gazette Home Guard NUTHURST 1944/05/25 Military Honours for Funeral of man killed by artillery fire West Sussex 7h No Pte. Leslie Wylie of during the Home Guard training Gazette the Home Guard which cause many casualties in Steyning including two fatalities and extensive damage to property PAGHAM 1942/04/16 If the Hun Should 2 Canadians broke into a bungalow West Sussex 3d No Come Gazette

PARTRIDGE GREEN 1941/4/10 Rescue of a pilot Commendation to Sussex men West Sussex 4h No from a crashed Gazette Messerschmitt PETERSFIELD 1942/01/22 British Restaurant British Restaurant near Town Hall West Sussex 7d No opened officially opened Gazette

PETERSFIELD 1942/05/14 Our Corvette Letter from the Admiralty on West Sussex 7g No adoption of HMS Primula Gazette

PETERSFIELD 1942/05/21 Illegal use of Ration 2 cases of illegal use of children’s West Sussex 7e No Cards ration cards Gazette

PETERSFIELD 1942/06/11 Reception of Some households not keen to take West Sussex 7e No Evacuees evacuees Gazette

PETERSFIELD 1942/08/13 Petty Sessions Canadian soldier charged with West Sussex 8c No August 5 stealing Gazette

PETERSFIELD 1942/08/13 One evening the Canadian stole a glass West Sussex 8c No electric…. Gazette

PETERSFIELD 1942/08/13 Petersfield Flag Day for British Sailors’ Society West Sussex 8c No Gazette

PETERSFIELD 1942/08/13 The J.T.C of School evacuated to Petersfield West Sussex 8c No Emmanuel School march as a hobby Gazette

PETERSFIELD 1942/08/27 While talking to…. ...Canadian stole ring West Sussex 8a No Gazette

PETERSFIELD 1942/09/24 Home Guard’s Complaint of bread and cheese in West Sussex 8d No Wasted food pig bucket Gazette

PETERSFIELD 1942/10/01 Compulsory fire- All men and women available should West Sussex 7h No watching do their share Gazette

PETERSFIELD 1942/12/31 Petty Sessions: Dec 6 Summonses for breaches of West Sussex 7f No 23 Rationing Order Gazette

PETWORTH 1939/12/28 United for Christmas Peckham Rye Infants School, evacuated West Sussex 8c No Joy to Petworth, joined Petworth Infants Gazette School for a party PETWORTH 1940/09/05 Home Guard Members the Home Guard from West Sussex 7f No Demonstration Pulborough, Duncton, Fittleworth, Gazette Petworth and other places gather in Petworth Park for a demonstration by Wisborough Green platoon of the HG PETWORTH 1942/04/16 Home Guard Sunday Parade of all military units, AFC, West Sussex 8c No ATS and guides Gazette

PETWORTH 1942/04/30 Petty Sessions- Canadian soldier travelling without West Sussex 7h No Friday rail ticket Gazette

PETWORTH 1942/08/06 Alleged robbery with Canadian gunner charged with West Sussex 8c No violence robbery with violence Gazette

PETWORTH 1943/10/07 Our Sad Anniversary Remembering loss of 28 boys and West Sussex 8d No their Head in bombing raid one year Gazette ago PETWORTH 1945/05/17 Petworth VE Day events and Thanksgiving West Sussex 8e No Services held Gazette

PLAISTOW 1941/4/24 “Tilly of Show goes on despite enemy planes West Sussex 8c No Bollomsbury” when and no lights Gazette the lights went out

PORTSMOUTH 1941/01/16 The Air Attack on Lord Mayor’s statement West Sussex 8a No Portsmouth Gazette

PULBOROUGH 1941/10/2 A Tank goes An out of control tank hits a shoe West Sussex 8c No exploring shop Gazette

PULBOROUGH 1941/10/16 A Evacuees A letter from a grateful evacuee West Sussex 8c No Appreciation Gazette

PULBOROUGH 1941/12/18 Peckham Central Pulborough evacuees raise funds for West Sussex 7ef No School Concert Russia Gazette

PULBOROUGH 1942/04/02 A Peckham School Peckham evacuees appreciation of West Sussex 7i No tablet... Sussex school Gazette

PULBOROUGH 1944/02/24 Test for Land Girls in Theory & Practical tests result in West Sussex 2c No West Sussex great success Gazette

PULBOROUGH 1945/01/04 Pulborough Pulborough Central Hospital Supply West Sussex 8e No Services Workroom members made Gazette over 1800 garments in 1944 for service personnel & Red Cross RUSPER 1945/03/15 Anxious Days Rusper L.D.V. supper party where West Sussex 3c No Recalled: A Message the men who joined at the Gazette from the King beginning of the war, before the creation of the Home Guard, recall their memories. A message of thanks is received from the King. RUSTINGTON 1939/09/07 Rustington 500-600 evacuees to be West Sussex 11b No accommodated at the Rustington Gazette Lido

RUSTINGTON 1939/12/07 (Rustington) Christmas food parcels packed for local West Sussex 10f No men in Forces Gazette

RUSTINGTON 1940/12/19 Members of local Comforts for West Sussex 7d No Forces pack 180 parcels for dispatch Gazette

RUSTINGTON 1942/01/01 Czechoslovakians in Arrested in a “protected area” West Sussex 2b No Rustington without a permit Gazette

RUSTINGTON 1942/02/05 The Gardner Cup… Rustington Home Guard win for all- West Sussex 7e No round efficiency Gazette

RUSTINGTON 1942/04/09 The women of the Warship Week collection West Sussex 7f No village… Gazette

RUSTINGTON 1942/08/13 The Home Guard 2nd Annual Assault at Arms Parade West Sussex 8g No Gazette

RUSTINGTON 1945/02/22 Five Victims of Plane Describes a plane crashing in to West Sussex 3f No Crash some bungalows in Chaucer Avenue. Gazette

SELSEY 1939/09/07 Local Billeting Letter from Billeting Officer refuting West Sussex 11b No local newspaper reports on Gazette difficulties of billeting SELSEY 1939/09/14 How the Billeting Worries about billeting reduced to a West Sussex 8c No was Done minimum thanks to householders & Gazette the organizing committee SELSEY 1939/09/21 Selsey Children served with hot meals West Sussex 8c No Gazette

SELSEY 1939/12/21 (Selsey) Selsey British Legion helped to collect West Sussex 7f No 100 Christmas parcels for local serving Gazette men SELSEY 1939/12/21 Children’s Selsey Infant School including London West Sussex 7f No Entertainment children staged an entertainment, Gazette money raised to be used for evacuees SELSEY 1940/06/06 Billeting or Selsey expected to take in 50 child West Sussex 7f No evacuation? evacuees. Compulsory billeting will Gazette take place if enough volunteers do not come forward SELSEY 1940/08/22 Bombs on Holiday Four people killed including an West Sussex 8 No Camp evacuee (Pontin's Broadreeds Gazette Holiday Camp) SELSEY 1940/09/19 The Spitfire Fund £200 raised in a fortnight West Sussex 8c No Gazette

SELSEY 1940/10/17 The Spitfire Fund Fund now well over £900. Most West Sussex 8a No enterprising effort made was an Gazette exhibition of German relics collected locally SELSEY 1941/5/22 Sacrifice for Service Fundraising for Spitfire guns West Sussex 8f No Gazette

SELSEY 1941/7/10 Evacuee’s The court case of an unfriendly West Sussex 8e No “unprovoked and evacuee Gazette cruel” assault SELSEY 1941/10/2 Christmas parcel Selsey raise funds to send West Sussex 8f No fund Christmas parcels to all their local Gazette men in active service

SELSEY 1942/04/02 The destroyer Chichester area, including Selsey, West Sussex 8c No “Cowdray” having “adopts” destroyer Gazette

SELSEY 1942/04/16 Bus passengers Careless driving by Canadian soldier West Sussex 3f No imperilled Gazette

SELSEY 1942/04/30 The Prisoners of War The importance of money donated West Sussex 8d No Dept to wounded men Gazette

SELSEY 1942/08/13 Some enterprising Money raised for Red Cross Penny- West Sussex 8g No children a-Week Fund Gazette

SELSEY 1942/08/27 The two ladies …the Red Cross shop, doing a good West Sussex 8e No responsible for… job Gazette

SELSEY 1942/08/27 Night operations…. Home Guard manoeuvres West Sussex 8e No Gazette

SELSEY 1942/10/08 Christmas Parcels 374 parcels sent in 1941 to local West Sussex 8e No Fund people in the Forces Gazette

SELSEY 1942/10/15 Selsey has Will have its name on a tank West Sussex 8f No surpassed…. Gazette

SHOREHAM 1939/09/14 Shoreham Schools reopened with half-day West Sussex 8c No shifts for local & evacuated children Gazette

SHOREHAM 1939/10/05 Helping the Arrangements for distribution of West Sussex 8h No Evacuees urgent supplies for evacuees, & Gazette possibility of using empty houses for the families West Sussex County Council Library Service www.westsussexpast.org Wartime West Sussex 1939-45 Project Events index for West Sussex Gazette 1939-45 by place Page Newspaper Place Date Article Headline Brief Description no. and Photos Title column SHOREHAM 1939/11/09 Future of Legion Discussion on benevolent fund & West Sussex 8b No membership Gazette

SHOREHAM 1939/11/09 Billeting Difficulties: Report on Shoreham Billeting West Sussex 8b No Parents Should Not Tribunal Gazette Interfere SHOREHAM 1940/09/05 Thanks to Shoreham Thanks from the Headmaster of West Sussex 8b No Peckham Central School for the Gazette kindnesses shown to staff and boys during their stay in the parish SHOREHAM 1941/12/4 The Council: Salvage Shoreham council agree to forward West Sussex 8f No criticisms Mr Harvey’s protest over salvage to Gazette the Ministry SHOREHAM 1941/12/11 Shot by Sentry Canadian officer shot when he failed West Sussex 8d No to respond to a Sentry’s challenge Gazette

SHOREHAM 1942/01/29 Warship Week Money raised to pay for a torpedo West Sussex 8d No Gazette

SHOREHAM 1942/02/05 Warship Week £56,000 raised for a motor West Sussex 8f No submarine chaser Gazette

SHOREHAM 1942/08/13 Steyning Petty Canadian soldier obtained money West Sussex 7g No Sessions with forged P.O forms Gazette

SHOREHAM 1942/09/03 HMS Shoreham …as a result of Warship Week West Sussex 8g No adopted… Gazette

SHOREHAM 1945/03/29 Shoreham: Exhile Residents of Shoreham Beach West Sussex 3h No Ends After Five allowed to return to their homes Gazette Years after area had been requisitioned by military

SINGLETON 1939/09/07 Singleton 176 evacuated children arrived in West Sussex 11c No Singleton district Gazette

SINGLETON 1939/12/28 Singleton Party given for local & evacuated West Sussex 8c No children in Jubilee Hall Gazette

SINGLETON 1942/10/01 H.G “Invasion “ Home Guard and Civil Defence mock West Sussex 8d No Exercise invasion procedure Gazette

SLINDON 1942/04/23 Some traffic lights…. Some traffic lights switched off to West Sussex 8c No save time and petrol Gazette

SLINDON & 1941/12/18 The Free French War Lectures are given and funds raised West Sussex 4c No MIDDLETON Effort Explained for the Free French Gazette

SMALL DOLE 1940/09/19 WI talk on making West Sussex 8c No new clothes from old Gazette

SOUTH COAST 1941/3/27 The Ban of Visits to The towns under visitation ban West Sussex 4h No parts of Sussex Gazette

SOUTH COAST 1941/9/25 German Bombers First bombing raid for some months West Sussex 8g No Return on several South Coast towns Gazette

SOUTH COAST 1942/08/20 Air Raids on South Injuries, fatalities but also escapes West Sussex 4g No Coast Towns Gazette

SOUTH COAST 1940/09/19 South Coast Raids: Cricket match interrupted when a West Sussex 4f No TOWN 'Hit and Go' Results bomb fell in the outfield Gazette

SOUTH COAST 1940/12/05 Windows in a Coast Little damage, two minor casualties West Sussex 6e No TOWN Town when HE and incendiary bombs Gazette dropped. Comments about the best way to protect windows SOUTH COAST 1943/02/11 South Coast Town Deaths after bombing raid West Sussex 2C No TOWN Raid Victims Gazette

SOUTH COAST 1943/05/27 Bomb Results Town attacked with bombs and West Sussex 4h No TOWN machine guns. Deaths and injuries. Gazette

SOUTH COAST 1940/09/19 The Real Thing at Enemy bomber dropped 5 bombs at West Sussex 4f No TOWN? Last random Gazette

SOUTH EAST 1940/09/05 Bomb Attack First local casualties of the war West Sussex 7c No COAST TOWN Experiences Gazette

SOUTH EAST 1940/10/24 Bomb Experiences Other Reports. Four bombs dropped West Sussex 4h No COAST VILLAGE near recently damaged houses. Two Gazette high explosive bombs dropped near well known golf course SOUTHWICK 1942/08/06 War Bonus Question Employees increases reviewed West Sussex 8f No Gazette

STEYNING 1939/12/28 Workers and the Army West Sussex Farmers Union Executive West Sussex 6c No adopted a resolution from Steyning Gazette branch that farm workers should be exempt from call-up

STEYNING 1941/4/3 Too much sugar Lancing shopkeeper fined for the West Sussex 6f No over sale of sugar Gazette

STEYNING 1942/04/30 Steyning Petty Soldier accused of selling Army West Sussex 7h No Sessions toolkit Gazette

STEYNING 1945/05/17 Steyning VE Day events and Thanksgiving West Sussex 8f No Services held Gazette

STORRINGTON 1940/03/14 Storrington War Description of WVS and ARP West Sussex 12e No Effort activities in Storrington for the war Gazette effort STORRINGTON 1940/11/07 The Fall of the Four airmen flying a Junkers 88 West Sussex 8d No Mighty! crash near a large house in the Gazette neighbourhood STORRINGTON 1942/02/05 West Sussex Youth Girls’ Club membership increased West Sussex 2b No News Gazette

STORRINGTON 1944/03/30 Home Guard List of new appointments and review West Sussex 8e No Changes of Home Guard duties Gazette

STORRINGTON 1944/12/21 Deputy A.R.P.O.’s Mr. Donald Rapley thanks all West Sussex 8f No thanks volunteers at closing of A.R.P. Gazette Report Post STORRINGTON 1945/05/17 Storrington VE Day events and Thanksgiving West Sussex 8g No Services held Gazette

STORRINGTON, 1945/03/22 Cootham Fund for Fund set up to help returning forces West Sussex 3h No COOTHAM Local Men has raised £160 to date Gazette

SUSSEX 1941/4/3 Prisoner of War Fine Sussex Record West Sussex 6f No Parcels Gazette

SUSSEX 1941/8/07 Our Own Counties People ignore the regulations West Sussex 4b No preventing them visiting coastal Gazette towns SUSSEX 1942/01/15 Sussex Territorial Size and organisation of West Sussex 2a No Army Association Gazette

SUSSEX 1942/01/22 News from Every Waste Paper salvaged West Sussex 4c No Quarter Gazette

SUSSEX 1942/02/05 Women Teachers Teaching is the best form of War West Sussex 4c No and War Service Service Gazette

SUSSEX 1942/02/12 Fire Raid Precautions New regulations applying to air raids West Sussex 7f No Gazette

SUSSEX 1942/03/05 Derelict Land: Powers against those who “hoard” West Sussex 4e No Warning land Gazette

SUSSEX 1942/03/26 Ration Books Requirement for insertion of West Sussex 3g No retailers names Gazette

SUSSEX 1942/04/30 Supplementary Petrol rationing changes West Sussex 3g No Petrol Gazette

SUSSEX 1942/04/30 Letters reaching this British P.O.Ws working in salt mine West Sussex 3g No country… Gazette

SUSSEX 1942/08/06 Things in general 3rd Sept 1942 to be a National Day West Sussex 4a No of Prayer and Dedication Gazette

SUSSEX 1942/08/13 Hob nails on Home Reduction in the number of hob West Sussex 3h No Guard boots nails on boots Gazette

SUSSEX 1942/08/13 A week or so ago The great value of allotments in West Sussex 4c No wartime Gazette

SUSSEX 1942/08/13 Classes are being Mending and renovation of clothes West Sussex 8f No organised Gazette

SUSSEX 1942/08/20 Canada and the Canadian Forces and Home Guard West Sussex 2f No British Home Guard combined training Gazette

SUSSEX 1942/10/01 Bombs on a Sussex Big death toll, others missing and West Sussex 8d No Boys’ School injured Gazette

SUSSEX 1943/06/17 Royal Sussex Summary of Regiment’s war in West Sussex 2f No Regiment’s Africa Gazette War Service SUSSEX 1945/01/25 Sussex and the Red Details of donations to the Red West Sussex 2a No Cross Cross and St John from towns Gazette throughout Sussex via Penny-a- week scheme and contributions and fundraising from horticultural organisations SUSSEX 1945/03/15 Our Own Counties Chairman of Southern Railway says West Sussex 4b No 1944 was the greatest year of the Gazette railway's history due to their involvement in D-Day. Describes preparations. SUSSEX 1945/03/29 Sussex Cadet Mayors of Sussex boroughs set up West Sussex 2a No Welfare Fund appeal for Cadet welfare fund Gazette

SUSSEX 1945/03/29 “Canadian Sussex” Detailed summary of 2nd Canadian West Sussex 4h No in Action Infantry Division’s 5 years in Sussex Gazette & their involvement in Dieppe raid & DDay etc SUSSEX 1945/04/05 The Canadians from Detailed summary of the activities West Sussex 8h No Sussex of Canadian regiments in Sussex: Gazette whole column SUSSEX 1945/04/19 St Johns Ambulance Description and statistics of work West Sussex 2a No Brigade carried out in 1944 Gazette

SUSSEX MARKET 1943/07/22 Bishop in Bombed Bishop of Chichester at Memorial West Sussex 3d No TOWN Southern Town service Gazette

THREE BRIDGES 1940/05/09 Three Bridges Cuckfield RD Council has sent West Sussex 7g No complaint to London County Council Gazette about the state of evacuees arriving in the area with specific mention of Three Bridges THREE BRIDGES 1942/04/09 Three Bridges did Warship Week collection West Sussex 8b No well… Gazette

THREE BRIDGES 1942/04/23 A unit of the New branch of the Women’s Home West Sussex 8e No Women’s Home…. Defence Gazette

TILLINGTON 1940/11/07 Scholars and evacuees enjoy West Sussex 8c No entertainment in aid of school funds, Gazette Spitfire Fund etc. WALBERTON 1945/05/17 Walberton VE Day events held West Sussex 9g No Gazette

WARNINGLID 1939/09/14 Evacuee Drowned in Inquest into drowning of evacuated West Sussex 8e No Swimming Pool boy in Swimming Pool Gazette

WASHINGTON 1942/04/02 A Memorable Week Collection and events for Warship West Sussex 8f No Week Gazette

WATERSFIELD 1945/01/11 West Sussex Quarter Watersfield ARP Mobile Reserve Unit West Sussex 2f No Sessions members found guilty of being Gazette absent from duty

WEST 1942/03/26 Warship Week Every member of the parish did West Sussex 8g No CHILTINGTON Results their bit Gazette

WEST LAVINGTON, 1939/12/28 (Midhurst) 40 evacuated children from Southwark West Sussex 7e No MIDHURST entertained for 3 days over Christmas Gazette period WEST SUSSEX 1939/09/07 Our Own Counties Biggest family; mother & 10 West Sussex 6d No children evacuees Gazette

WEST SUSSEX 1939/09/14 West Sussex Schools Evacuees & local children being West Sussex 2b No re-opened educated in half-day shifts Gazette

WEST SUSSEX 1939/09/21 Farmers, please Letter from Chairman W Sussex War West Sussex 4g No note! Agriculture Committee about Gazette responsibility of land owners to prevent rabbits from destroying neighbouring land WEST SUSSEX 1939/10/05 West Sussex Representatives of Teachers met to West Sussex 4g No Teachers and New review the how classes are being Gazette Conditions held & what new arrangements should be made WEST SUSSEX 1939/11/16 Evacuation and the Comment on evacuation of 2 West Sussex 4c No Reception Area months since it started Gazette

WEST SUSSEX 1939/11/30 Evacuation Problems West Sussex County Council Emergency West Sussex 2e No Executive Committee discussed Gazette additional monies needed to do with evacuation WEST SUSSEX 1939/11/30 £8000 More for School West Sussex County Council Emergency West Sussex 2e No Shelters Executive Committee considering Gazette shelters for semi-urban & non-provided schools West Sussex County Council Library Service www.westsussexpast.org Wartime West Sussex 1939-45 Project Events index for West Sussex Gazette 1939-45 by place Page Newspaper Place Date Article Headline Brief Description no. and Photos Title column WEST SUSSEX 1939/11/30 West Sussex Farmers At W Sx Farmers Union meeting, West Sussex 3f No and Produce Prices. members protested at the financial Gazette Working “in the Dark” conditions they were expected to work under WEST SUSSEX 1939/12/14 The Queen’s Tour in Account of the Queen’s tour to Bosham, West Sussex 2c No West Sussex Selsey & Chichester Gazette

WEST SUSSEX 1939/12/14 Minister a Menace say Two resolutions criticizing the Ministry of West Sussex 2f No West Sussex Farmers Food at the West Sussex Farmers’ Union Gazette were passed & will be forwarded to NFU WEST SUSSEX 1939/12/28 Teachers Report on High praise for West Sussex schools in a West Sussex 3f No West Sussex Evacuees report on evacuees for the National Gazette Union of Teachers WEST SUSSEX 1940/02/01 Sugar production in The 1939 yield will be 4.400 tons, West Sussex 2f No West Sussex and with present rationing enough to Gazette provide for 252,00 inhabitants for 1 year WEST SUSSEX 1940/02/08 Messages to enemy The Red Cross St Johns and National West Sussex 4c No and enemy occupied Council of Social Services have Gazette territory undertaken to organize a series of bureau for Sussex for the receipt of 20 word messages to enemy or enemy occupied territory. Outlines the conditions for sending messages. WEST SUSSEX 1940/03/07 300,000 men to War registration and procedure for West Sussex 9g No register on Saturday agricultural workers to register as a Gazette reserve occupation WEST SUSSEX 1940/03/21 The Queen and the The Queen took tea with 100 girls West Sussex 4a No Girls of the Land from the Land Army including 3 Gazette Army West Sussex representatives WEST SUSSEX 1940/04/11 More recruits Article describes how more women West Sussex 4c No wanted for Women's are wanted to volunteer for the Land Gazette Land Army Army

WEST SUSSEX 1940/07/18 Beach order Order restricting access to beaches West Sussex 8a No extended in West has been extended to Selsey and Gazette Sussex West Wittering WEST SUSSEX 1940/07/25 Free entry to West Holiday makers are still allowed to West Sussex 8a No Sussex coast towns visit towns west of Brighton even Gazette though it is a defence area but they must obey the restrictions in place in the area WEST SUSSEX 1940/08/08 West Sussex Letter from a County Organiser West Sussex 4c No Aluminium Gazette Collections WEST SUSSEX 1940/08/22 Nazi Raiders Pay Four German bombers brought down West Sussex 8b No Dearly in Sussex Gazette

WEST SUSSEX 1940/09/19 The Sussex County Several places including Burgess West Sussex 4e No Spitfire Fund Hill, Chichester, Worthing Rural Gazette District and especially Lyminster linked together in a countywide effort WEST SUSSEX 1940/09/26 40 incendiary bombs dropped across West Sussex 3h No a farm on Thursday night Gazette

WEST SUSSEX 1940/10/31 West Sussex Imagination and Ingenuity, salvage, West Sussex 2f-h No Schools' War Effort gardens and agriculture, food Gazette education and Civil Defence WEST SUSSEX 1942/02/05 Thanks from a Appreciation of Red Cross parcels West Sussex 6f No Prisoners’ Camp… from Sussex people Gazette

WEST SUSSEX 1942/03/26 There are people in An offence to sell rationed foods West Sussex 4c No our district… outside the regulations Gazette

WEST SUSSEX 1942/04/02 Ploughing grants Grant of £2 an acre extended West Sussex 2h No Gazette

WEST SUSSEX 1942/04/02 Unused cars must be Defence Regulations require parts of West Sussex 3b No immobilised vehicles to be removed Gazette

WEST SUSSEX 1942/04/02 Sussex Home Guard Purpose of Church Parade Services West Sussex 3f No Gazette

WEST SUSSEX 1942/04/02 A RAF pilot... Crashing plane avoids houses West Sussex 4b No through pilot’s skill Gazette

WEST SUSSEX 1942/04/02 Many boroughs are Waste paper disposal West Sussex 4f No reporting… Gazette

WEST SUSSEX 1942/04/02 Premium on Hasty British Legion concerned about West Sussex 8b No Weddings pensions Gazette

WEST SUSSEX 1942/04/02 How “Paratroopers” Parachute jump training in the West Sussex 8b No learn their jumps County Gazette

WEST SUSSEX 1942/04/02 Farmers are ...of an Order preventing the West Sussex 8f No reminded… evasion of rationing Gazette

WEST SUSSEX 1942/04/09 Women and part- The work of the Women’s Land West Sussex 2a No time agricultural… Army Gazette

WEST SUSSEX 1942/04/09 Weapons and Are War Weapons Weeks useful? West Sussex 2b No Inflation Gazette

WEST SUSSEX 1942/04/09 Behind the barbed Booklet for the relatives of British West Sussex 4d No wire POWs Gazette

WEST SUSSEX 1942/04/09 Increasing acreage Growing more brassicas West Sussex 4h No Gazette

WEST SUSSEX 1942/04/09 Railings: answer to Removal of railings for making West Sussex 8b No questions weapons Gazette

WEST SUSSEX 1942/04/09 The new ration 3 former ration books combined into West Sussex No 8h books one Gazette

WEST SUSSEX 1942/04/09 Army Cadets Army pre-entry training for boys West Sussex No 8a Gazette

WEST SUSSEX 1942/04/16 Second Court Cases of stealing by Canadians in West Sussex 3d No various places Gazette

WEST SUSSEX 1942/04/16 The right moment Boosting morale West Sussex 4c No Gazette

WEST SUSSEX 1942/04/16 Triumvirates and Procedure in the event of an West Sussex 4c No Leaders invasion Gazette

WEST SUSSEX 1942/04/16 It is computed that… The amounts raised during Warship West Sussex 4c No Week Gazette

WEST SUSSEX 1942/04/16 Watchers on a Tower The work of the West Sussex Mobile West Sussex 4e No Reserve Gazette

WEST SUSSEX 1942/04/23 Red Cross in Sussex Work of the Red Cross, including West Sussex 4d No P.O.W parcels Gazette

WEST SUSSEX 1942/04/23 Far East Prisoners Joint War Organisation help for Far West Sussex 4d No East P.O.Ws Gazette

WEST SUSSEX 1942/04/30 About 10,000 The blind want to do war work West Sussex 2a No sightless… Gazette

WEST SUSSEX 1942/04/30 Another waste paper National Waste Paper Collection West Sussex 2b No contest begins Gazette

WEST SUSSEX 1942/04/30 British National Training for cadets West Sussex 8a No Cadets Gazette

WEST SUSSEX 1942/05/14 West Sussex Youth Area organiser of Young Farmers West Sussex 2b No News Club visits schools Gazette

WEST SUSSEX 1942/05/21 As the Home Guard Help of women appreciated West Sussex 4a No grows…. Gazette

WEST SUSSEX 1942/05/21 Italian Prisoners on Conditions of work of Italian POW’s West Sussex 8f No the Land Gazette

WEST SUSSEX 1942/05/28 One of the war …is the rise of dishonesty West Sussex 4b No problems…. Gazette

WEST SUSSEX 1942/06/18 West Sussex Youth Schoolchildren doing good war West Sussex 3c No News service work Gazette

WEST SUSSEX 1942/06/25 Canadian shot by Inquest and inquiry West Sussex 8a No Home Guard Gazette

WEST SUSSEX 1942/07/16 ATS Proficiency Efficiency and smartness impressive West Sussex 4h No being shown Gazette

WEST SUSSEX 1942/07/23 Official Visit to …from Chairmen of LCC and LCC West Sussex 7c No Evacuees… Education Committee Gazette

WEST SUSSEX 1942/07/30 Schools Open in Milk and meals continued to West Sussex 2c No Holidays supplement rations Gazette

WEST SUSSEX 1942/08/20 Military cases “Overseas” soldiers caught stealing West Sussex 8b No Gazette

WEST SUSSEX 1942/08/27 Sussex Rabbit and Success of Clubs in food production West Sussex 2c No Poultry Clubs Gazette

WEST SUSSEX 1942/08/27 West Sussex Youth Girls’ Clubs including Rangers and West Sussex 2c No News Guides working on the land Gazette

WEST SUSSEX 1942/10/01 W Sx. Garden Village Associations to maximise all West Sussex 4i No Produce Committee types of food Gazette

WEST SUSSEX 1942/12/24 Bomb Deaths and Enemy action in 2 or 3 districts West Sussex 2f No Damage Gazette

WEST SUSSEX 1942/12/24 Fewer Canadians in Smaller percentages of cases West Sussex 2f No trouble Gazette

WEST SUSSEX 1944/01/13 Our Comment & Discussion on clothing rationing and West Sussex 4b No Gossip make do and mend campaign Gazette

WEST SUSSEX 1944/01/13 Tolerance Opinion piece on the English people West Sussex 8c No and their relationship with the Gazette Canadians WEST SUSSEX 1944/01/27 Our Comment & German pilot hands himself in to West Sussex 4b No Gossip British Officer stationed on the coast Gazette

WEST SUSSEX 1944/02/10 Our Comment and Warning to elderly gardeners from West Sussex 4b No Gossip Chair of Royal Sussex County Gazette Hospital WEST SUSSEX 1944/03/02 Land Army Key Jobs Recruiting for 5,000 vacancies, West Sussex 3g No especially for milking & dairy work Gazette

WEST SUSSEX 1944/03/16 Part-time work on Labour used to clear goods’ wagons West Sussex 2e No the Southern Gazette Railway WEST SUSSEX 1944/03/16 Result of Assault – Canadian soldier sentenced to 4 West Sussex 3g No Canadian & Young months’ hard labour and ordered to Gazette Woman’s Child pay maintenance for the child WEST SUSSEX 1944/03/23 The South Coast List of areas closed to visitors after West Sussex 5f No Region Visit Ban 1 April ‘for reasons of operational Gazette safety’ WEST SUSSEX 1944/03/30 Fruit Preservation Fruit Preservation Centres to open West Sussex 2b No in most districts Gazette

WEST SUSSEX 1944/05/18 Home Guard killed Several victims of Home Guard West Sussex 8b No by practice shell errors Gazette

WEST SUSSEX 1944/05/25 South Coast Attack Heavy bombing raids on several West Sussex 4g No towns and districts on 21 May Gazette

WEST SUSSEX 1944/06/15 Our Comment and Reflections on early successes of D West Sussex 4a No Gossip Day invasion Gazette

WEST SUSSEX 1944/06/22 Women Police 24 women police to be recruited as West Sussex 3c No Sanctioned war-time measure following a Gazette decision by the Secretary of State WEST SUSSEX 1944/06/22 Herb Collections in Report on the collection and use of West Sussex 3b No West Sussex herbs to make supplements and Gazette medicines WEST SUSSEX 1944/06/22 Our Comment and Follow-up reports on D-Day West Sussex 4a No Gossip successes Gazette

WEST SUSSEX 1944/06/29 “Robots” shot down First experience of flying bombs in West Sussex 4c No some districts results in deaths and Gazette damage to buildings WEST SUSSEX 1944/07/06 Our Comment and Report on collapse of German West Sussex 4a No Gossip armies in White Russia and success Gazette of Normandy landings WEST SUSSEX 1944/07/20 Harvest camps in Schoolboys and members of Youth West Sussex 8b No West Sussex Movement to help with the harvest Gazette as no military personnel available WEST SUSSEX 1944/07/27 Home Guard and the L.W. Joynson-Hicks, M.P. explains West Sussex 4c No present situation why Home Guard still needed Gazette

West Sussex County Council Library Service www.westsussexpast.org Wartime West Sussex 1939-45 Project Events index for West Sussex Gazette 1939-45 by place Page Newspaper Place Date Article Headline Brief Description no. and Photos Title column WEST SUSSEX 1944/08/24 Paradise Regained Poem celebrating the re-opening of West Sussex 4c No some beaches now that the threat Gazette of invasion is past WEST SUSSEX 1944/10/05 The Poultry Industry Consideration of potential for West Sussex 4f No after the War expansion of industry to provide Gazette guaranteed quality fresh eggs to meet demand WEST SUSSEX 1944/11/23 Our Comment and Applicants for agricultural training West Sussex 4b No Gossip after the war to be selected by Gazette County War Agricultural Committees and to receive 12 months training funded by Government WEST SUSSEX 1944/12/21 Demand for land – Minister of Agriculture addressed West Sussex 4d No conflicting interests Council for the Preservation of Rural Gazette England on the huge post-war demand for houses which would mean the loss of hundreds of thousands of acres of agricultural land WEST SUSSEX 1945/03/08 Our Comment and Describes how evacuees are now West Sussex 4a No gossip: Things in returning home and there have Gazette general been heart-rending scenes between children and foster parents. Some children haven't had any visits from their legal parents WEST SUSSEX 1945/03/15 Sussex and Red People of West Sussex have given West Sussex 4c No Cross Agriculture generously throughout the war and Gazette Fund the County leads the rural Penny-a- Week section by a substantial amount. Duke of Norfolk wants to make 1945 a record-breaking year. WEST SUSSEX 1945/04/05 Correspondence: Letter from Judith Burrell, Chairman West Sussex 4e No WLA Gratuities of West Sussex Women’s Land Army Gazette about WLA wages etc

WEST SUSSEX 1943/02/18 A Shock for Old- Deaths after bombing raid West Sussex 8B No TOWN world Town Gazette

WEST WITTERING 1942/11/19 A West Wittering …never used a clothes coupon, West Sussex 4c No Woman…. thanked by Board of Trade Gazette

WESTERGATE 1942/08/06 Gardeners’ Food Illegal possession of rationed food West Sussex 8h No Offences stores Gazette

WISBOROUGH 1942/04/09 Miss Fielder’s death Death caused by Army Truck driven West Sussex No 8g GREEN by Canadian soldier Gazette

WISBOROUGH 1945/05/17 Wisborough Green VE Day events held West Sussex 9g No GREEN Gazette

WITTERING 1939/10/05 Wittering Social club formed for evacuated West Sussex 8e No women Gazette

WITTERING 1942/02/26 Warship Week Good collections of money and West Sussex 8b No salvage Gazette

WITTERING 1945/07/05 Wittering "Hoy" WVS canteen now closed. West Sussex 8h No Details given of contribution to war Gazette effort given

WORTHING 1939/09/07 Nien for National Appeal for ex-servicemen aged 45- West Sussex 2g No Defence Companies 55 to recruit to the National Defence Gazette Companies of the 4th Battalion Royal Sussex Regiment WORTHING 1939/09/07 Seeing it Little refugees on trains from West Sussex 11e No through! London received in Worthing from Gazette Friday to Sunday; 9835 to Worthing & 2135 to Rural District WORTHING 1939/09/07 Scenes on the Beach Worthing beach sees many West Sussex 11e No additional children Gazette

WORTHING 1939/09/07 The First Alarm First air siren sounded because of West Sussex 11e No unidentified aircraft, while people at Gazette church. Concern that church bells could drown out the sound WORTHING 1939/09/07 The Schooling Local Education Authority has to find West Sussex 11f No Problem accommodation for the additional Gazette school age children in the town WORTHING 1939/09/07 Air Raid Shelters Air raid shelters being constructed West Sussex 11f No for local distribution & public use Gazette

WORTHING 1939/09/14 Week at Worthing Schools reopened, mornings for West Sussex 8f No local children, afternoons for others Gazette

WORTHING 1939/09/14 Week at Worthing Billeting Appeals Committee had West Sussex 8f No first sitting Gazette

West Sussex County Council Library Service www.westsussexpast.org Wartime West Sussex 1939-45 Project Events index for West Sussex Gazette 1939-45 by place Page Newspaper Place Date Article Headline Brief Description no. and Photos Title column WORTHING 1939/09/21 Road Transport Stressing the importance of traders West Sussex 8f No registering into the petrol rationing Gazette scheme, 33 groups set up in the area, minimum 25 vehicles per group WORTHING 1939/09/28 Air Raid Wardens Discussion & review of paid Air Raid West Sussex 8e No Wardens between Emergency Gazette Committee & other parties WORTHING 1939/09/28 Strain on Local School Medical Officers have West Sussex 8f No Education: Evacuees appointed an additional assistant Gazette Schooling because of nearly 5200 evacuated children & need for increased welfare clinics WORTHING 1939/10/05 Lighting Offences Warning from Worthing Bench that West Sussex 8e No heavy fines for lighting offences Gazette would be made in future WORTHING 1939/10/05 Cost of Protection Discussion on Civil Defence Services West Sussex 8e No costs & the possibility of using Gazette voluntary instead of paid personnel WORTHING 1939/10/05 Sirens and Cost Report of Air Raid Precautions West Sussex 8f No Emergency Committee that sirens Gazette needed 120 Special Constables to man them & they were inaudible in some places WORTHING 1939/10/05 Use of Assembly Hall Council agreed to allow Assembly West Sussex 8f No Hall to be used by evacuated school Gazette children. 650 still needed placing WORTHING 1939/10/19 Social Club for Blind Additional 133 blind people have West Sussex 8f No been supported by the Worthing Gazette Society for the Blind & now a Social Club for them has been started at Orchard House

WORTHING 1939/11/30 The War and Education Address on the gains & losses to West Sussex 11e No education since war started, at meeting Gazette of West Sussex County Association of Teachers WORTHING 1939/12/14 (Week at Worthing) Worthing has first unit of Women’s Air West Sussex 11c No Force Cadets, ages 14 to 18 Gazette

WORTHING 1939/12/28 School Accommodation Worthing Education Committee West Sussex 8e No and Inspection discussed school accommodation for Gazette evacuated children, medical needs, & communal feeding WORTHING 1940/03/28 Worthing Week A discussion of air raid protection by West Sussex 8c No Corridors for providing corridors for children Gazette Children linking playgrounds and classrooms WORTHING 1940/07/18 Defence Area Information on effects of defence West Sussex 8d No Adjustments area adjustments Gazette

WORTHING 1940/07/25 School children Evacuees leave Worthing for homes West Sussex 8e No leave inland with gifts form the Mayor Gazette

WORTHING 1940/09/19 Do Not Waste Leaflet issued asking ratepayers not West Sussex 8e No Water! to waste water Gazette

WORTHING 1940/09/19 A.R.P Arrangements Strong protests about lack of co- West Sussex 8f No Criticised ordination among the wartime Gazette services WORTHING 1940/10/03 Relief Aid Wanted Enrolment of more Air Raid Wardens West Sussex 8e No Gazette

WORTHING 1941/02/06 “HMS Broadwater” Fundraising for a warship West Sussex 8e No Gazette

WORTHING 1941/02/13 Communal Feeding Communal feeding – a way to West Sussex 8e & 8f No “The Woolton Café” eliminate food waste Gazette

WORTHING 1941/4/17 A very quiet Easter Effects of the travel ban West Sussex 8e No Gazette

WORTHING 1941/4/24 “An Unpatriotic Mayor berates teachers over bonus West Sussex 8e No Demand” demands Gazette

WORTHING 1941/7/03 A Mock Gas Attack A mock gas attack leaves locals West Sussex 8e No unimpressed Gazette

WORTHING 1941/11/6 Salvage & Iron 152 tons of waste material collected West Sussex 8f No Railings in 14 days Gazette

WORTHING 1941/11/20 The cropping of New regulations imposed on the West Sussex 8f No glasshouses cropping of glasshouses Gazette

WORTHING 1941/12/11 Saved from the Worthing town council debate the West Sussex 8f No Scrap Heap scrapping of iron Gazette

WORTHING 1941/12/11 Gifts from Overseas Canada & the USA support the war West Sussex 8f No effort Gazette

WORTHING 1942/02/12 War Job Week Cllr. J.A.Mason called it a “waste of West Sussex 4h No time” Gazette

WORTHING 1942/02/12 Worthing Discussion of reserved occupations West Sussex 8d No Information Gazette Committee WORTHING 1942/02/19 A Fine Parade Warship Week events West Sussex 8d No Gazette

WORTHING 1942/02/26 All Sunk! Schools’ Air Raid Shelters confusion West Sussex 8g No Gazette

WORTHING 1942/03/05 Week at Worthing Too many women going from trade West Sussex 8e No to war work Gazette

WORTHING 1942/03/05 The Roll of Youth Boys: ATC, Home Guard, Sea West Sussex 8e No Scouts Girls: WJAC, Guides…. etc Gazette

WORTHING 1942/03/12 Wartime problems Loss of parental control -fathers West Sussex 8e No with adolescents away, evacuation etc Gazette

WORTHING 1942/04/02 Worthing RDC Collection for Warship Week West Sussex 8e No Warship Week Gazette

WORTHING 1942/04/09 This railing business Agitation against removal of railings West Sussex 8d No Gazette

WORTHING 1942/04/09 The success of Warship Week collection West Sussex 8e No Worthing R.D… Gazette

WORTHING 1942/04/16 Aid for Russia Anglo-Soviet Week West Sussex 8f No Gazette

WORTHING 1942/04/23 R.D Warship Week Total collected West Sussex 8f No Gazette

WORTHING 1942/04/30 Week at Worthing Worthing “adopts” HMS Wessex West Sussex 8e No Gazette

WORTHING 1942/04/30 A former constable Constable admits to receiving Army West Sussex 8e No of West Sussex petrol Gazette Police WORTHING 1942/04/30 Before the hearing Canadian soldiers accused of West Sussex 8f No of… stealing Army supplies Gazette

WORTHING 1942/05/21 Allotment Prospects Signs of abundant growth West Sussex 8e No Gazette

WORTHING 1942/06/11 Too Much Meat Contravention of the Food Rationing West Sussex 8e No Orders Gazette

WORTHING 1942/07/30 Worthing and Action for damages against West Sussex 6h No Lancing Home Guard Gazette

WORTHING 1942/08/06 Soldier hiding in Woman charged with aiding a West Sussex 8e No cupboard deserter Gazette

WORTHING 1942/08/06 Worthing Home Recruitment slow West Sussex 8f No Guard Gazette

WORTHING 1942/08/13 Petrol Offences Petrol Rationing violations West Sussex 8f No Gazette

WORTHING 1942/08/20 There has been a lot Worthing’s iron railings and metal West Sussex 8e No of “gate-crashing” contribution to war Gazette

WORTHING 1942/08/20 Some 40 Worthing A week at training camp West Sussex 8e No Army Cadets Gazette

WORTHING 1942/08/27 High School for Girls Youth Service Squads to help the West Sussex 8f No war effort Gazette

WORTHING 1942/09/10 A “Battle of Home Guard/Civil Defence combined West Sussex 8g No Worthing” operation Gazette

WORTHING 1942/09/17 War Bonus Question Worthing prepared to pay £300 per West Sussex 4c No year War Bonus Gazette

WORTHING 1942/09/17 Most of the town’s…. …railings have now joined the war West Sussex 4c No effort Gazette

WORTHING 1942/10/08 Up to August 29...... 4,313 Morrison table shelters West Sussex 8f No issued Gazette

WORTHING 1942/10/08 Rural District Council Civil Defence bonus payments West Sussex 8f No Gazette

WORTHING 1943/04/08 Week at Worthing Parade and RAF Exhibition West Sussex 8f No Hurricane Fighter plane outside Gazette Town Hall

WORTHING 1944/05/25 Prison for Woman Ex-Land Army woman convicted of West Sussex 8f No Shirker refusing a direction of a National Gazette Service Officer WORTHING 1945/01/11 Worthing Council Concerns the rehabilitation of West Sussex 8h No Clearing the Worthing including the clearing of Gazette Foreshore the beaches of mines and the reacquisition of housing. Mentions that there are hundreds of people waiting to come to Worthing, mainly from London. WORTHING 1945/02/15 Russian Invaders Describes how there are many West Sussex 4i No Russians in the town who had been Gazette POWs of the Germans in occupied France. Describes positive relationship between locals and Russians WORTHING 1945/05/10 Amenities and Removal of concrete blocks on West Sussex 8f No Houses beaches Gazette

WORTHING 1945/5/24 Boy & Bomb: Fatal A Findon boy is killed by an West Sussex 8f No interference unexploded bomb with which he Gazette although warned was playing WORTHING 1945/07/05 Steady Progress Report of progress being made in West Sussex 8g No returning Worthing to it's peacetime Gazette state YAPTON 1940/01/04 Turned evacuees Florence Ide of Hall Stores Yapton West Sussex 3c No out. Yapton was fined for turning 2 evacuee boys Gazette shopkeeper fined out into the rain

West Sussex County Council Library Service www.westsussexpast.org Wartime West Sussex 1939-45 Project Events index for West Sussex Gazette 1939-45 by place Page Newspaper Place Date Article Headline Brief Description no. and Photos Title column YAPTON 1941/9/18 Yapton Local women gave details of war West Sussex 8g No work done in the village – Funds Gazette and 1268 garments knitted for troops and home guard YAPTON 1945/04/19 Yapton: Home Guard Stand-down supper of D 13 West Sussex 8gh No Supper (Yapton) Platoon of the Home Guard Gazette

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