New Forest Remembers:untold stories of WWII Final Project Report 1 of 311 Table of Contents i. Acknowledgements .................................................................................................................... 7 ii. Abbreviations .............................................................................................................................. 8 iii. Summary ...................................................................................................................................... 9 1 Introduction ............................................................................................................................... 11 1.1 Project Study Area ............................................................................................................................. 13 1.1.1 Project Study Area Sub-units ...................................................................................................... 14 1.2 Aims and Objectives .......................................................................................................................... 14 1.2.1 Phase 1 – Desk Based Assessment: Aims and Objectives ........................................................ 14 1.2.2 Phase 2 – Field Survey and Dissemination: Aims and Objectives ............................................. 15 1.2.3 Phase 3 – Memories: Aims and Objectives ................................................................................ 16 1.2.4 Phase 4 - Understanding and Learning About Wartime New Forest: Aims and Objectives ........ 17 2 Methodology .............................................................................................................................. 18 2.1 DBA by MA Ltd ................................................................................................................................... 18 2.2 Sources ............................................................................................................................................... 18 2.2.1 Archaeological Databases Consulted ......................................................................................... 18 2.2.2 Lidar Data and National Mapping Programme ............................................................................ 20 2.2.3 Maps and Charts ......................................................................................................................... 22 2.2.4 Aerial Photographs ..................................................................................................................... 22 2.2.5 Research Results, Grey Literature and Publications................................................................... 23 2.2.6 Museums and Collections ........................................................................................................... 26 2.2.7 Assessment of War Diaries ......................................................................................................... 27 2.2.8 Assessment of Oral History Archives and Documents ................................................................ 28 2.2.9 Contact with Individuals, Groups and Societies .......................................................................... 28 2.3 Production of Project Database ........................................................................................................ 30 2.3.1 Database Development and GIS ................................................................................................ 31 2.4 Assessment and Analysis of Sites ................................................................................................... 33 2.4.1 Risk Assessment ........................................................................................................................ 33 2.4.2 Research Potential ...................................................................................................................... 34 2.4.3 Assessment of Significance ........................................................................................................ 35 2.4.4 Identify Sites for Fieldwork Validation and Survey ...................................................................... 36 2.5 Field Survey ........................................................................................................................................ 36 2.5.1 Prioritisation of Survey Areas ...................................................................................................... 36 2.5.2 Permission and Access ............................................................................................................... 37 2.5.3 Survey Methods .......................................................................................................................... 38 2.5.4 Site Improvements ...................................................................................................................... 40 2.5.5 Fieldwork Archiving and Dissemination ...................................................................................... 41 2.6 Volunteers ........................................................................................................................................... 42 2.6.1 Induction Days ............................................................................................................................ 43 2.6.2 Field Survey Training Days ......................................................................................................... 43 2.6.3 Field Survey Days ....................................................................................................................... 44 2 of 311 2.6.4 Limitations, Constraints and Lessons Learnt .............................................................................. 46 2.7 Festival of British Archaeology Community Digs ........................................................................... 46 2.7.1 Bucklers Hard FOBA 2012 .......................................................................................................... 46 2.7.2 Park Farm 2013 .......................................................................................................................... 47 2.8 Memories ............................................................................................................................................. 47 2.8.1 Oral History Methods .................................................................................................................. 47 2.8.2 Oral History Training ................................................................................................................... 49 2.8.3 Oral History Procedure ............................................................................................................... 50 2.8.4 Permissions ................................................................................................................................ 51 2.8.5 Dissemination and Archiving ....................................................................................................... 51 2.8.6 Oral History summaries .............................................................................................................. 52 2.8.7 Oral History conclusion ............................................................................................................... 93 2.9 Volunteer Statistics ............................................................................................................................ 93 2.9.1 Volunteer awards ........................................................................................................................ 94 2.10 Education and Outreach ................................................................................................................... 95 2.10.1 Objectives ................................................................................................................................... 95 2.10.2 Formal Education ........................................................................................................................ 95 2.10.3 Meeting our objectives ................................................................................................................ 96 2.10.4 Exhibitions .................................................................................................................................. 97 2.10.5 Open access to findings .............................................................................................................. 97 2.10.6 Onsite information ....................................................................................................................... 98 2.10.7 Other outputs .............................................................................................................................. 98 2.11 Press and media ................................................................................................................................ 99 3 Baseline Review ...................................................................................................................... 101 3.1 Baseline Chronology ........................................................................................................................ 101 3.2 WWII Regional Context .................................................................................................................... 102 3.2.1 Summary .................................................................................................................................