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Four crosses taken by Stradbroke High School students to France in memory of the Stradbroke soldiers who died there 100 years ago.

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Four crosses taken by Stradbroke High School students to France in memory of the Stradbroke soldiers who died there 100 years ago.

Private Arthur Rutter in military uniform

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Private Arthur Clarence Rutter of 13th Btn. Essex Regiment who died on the 14th March 1917.

Arthur Rutter - Cape Town

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Private Arthur Clarence Rutter of 13th Btn. Essex Regiment who died on the 14th March 1917. This image was taken in Cape Town South Africa.

Arthur Rutter - South Africa

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Arthur Rutter - South Africa. Private Arthur Clarence Rutter of 13th Btn. Essex Regiment who died on the 14th March 1917. Arthur is seated centre.

Arthur Rutter - Cape Town

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Arthur Rutter - Cape Town. Private Arthur Clarence Rutter of 13th Btn. Essex Regiment who died on the 14th March 1917. Arthur is seated centre.

A Child's Memory of the War - Martin Wake 1935 - 2016

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'A Child's Memory of the War' by Martin Wake. A personal account of WW2 in IPSWICH written for his grandson.

Stradbroke Roll of Honour

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Stradbroke Roll of Honour.
(held at the Suffolk Records Office)

Drummer boy, Roland Walter Lines aged 15.

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Roland Walter Lines Guardsman aged 15 as a Drummer boy. He died 19th May 1940 aged 20 years whilst serving in the Grenadier Guards. Roland was the son of Edgar and Ruby Lines. Edgar was a surveyor and the family lived in White House Queen Street.

The Act of Remembrance at Stradbroke War Memorial

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The Act of Remembrance at Stradbroke War Memorial 2019, drone photograph.

WW1 Veterans meeting

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Veterans from the first World War meet together after the end of the second World War.

Stradbroke WW1 Recruiting

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1915 Recruiting Volunteers in Stradbroke for WW1

Harry Tilbrook

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Harry Tilbrook in uniform during World War one.

WW1 Recruits outside The White Hart

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WW1 recruits standing outside The White Hart Public House. Note the second door which nolonger is there. W141

The Stradbroke Observer Corps 1938

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The Stradbroke Observer Corps 1938
M Newell, P Holmes, S Hawes, H Durrant, A Ward, H Warne, R Neave, A Mason, W Neave, R Goshawk, C Corbett, R Hawes, J Kindred, B Ellis, A Salter, J Grimwood

WW2 The Kings Thank You

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Letter sent to Terrance Henry Nunn in thanks for his service in the Home Guard during WW2.

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Conversation about World War 2 and the "Secret Army" in Stradbroke

Mike Readman and Gordon Nunn listen to Ivan Mower describing life in the village for him in World War 2.

Observer corps underground bunker today - Series

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In 1996 these pictures were taken of the underground nuclear bunker.

News report - Walter Clarke killed bomber crash

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Three Men Killed
‘Plane hurls cart 50 Yards into Field
The report begins:- ‘Three roadmen were killed and a fourth seriously injured when a plane attempted to make a forced landing in a ploughed field near a village in East Anglia yesterday’. . .…

Ralph Clarke and Ivan Mower - Secret Army

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Ralph Clarke and Ivan Mower - recruited during the Second World War to hold back the enemy in the even of an evasion. They were not allowed to tell anyone of their mission and as young men they had a life expectancy of 10 days should they be called…

Colonel Humphries in The Priory garden at a welcome party for US airmen.

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Colonel and Mrs Humphries held a welcome party in their garden at The Priory for a group of United States airman.

A group of evacuees standing infront of the church railings - Series

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A group of young evacuees standing in front of the church railings in 1939. Later, the railings were taken to support the war effort.

Firewatchers handwritten list of equipment 1941. Probably a spoof but of it's time.

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A list of items Firewatchers were required to carry during WW2

Ivan Mower at the Secret Army HQ - Grove Wood

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Ivan Mower at the Secret Army HQ - Grove Wood.

The Observer Corps 1938

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WW2 The Observer Corps 1938. Names: M Newell, P Holmes, S Hawes, H Durrant, A Ward, H Warne, P Mason, R Neave, A Mason, W Neave, R Goshawk, C Corbett, R Hawes, J Kindred B Ellis, A Salter, J Grimwood

WW2 evacuees report

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WW2 evacuees report

Evacuee, Alan Purdie with his mother and his hosts Mr and Mrs Cole.

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Evacuee, Alan Purdie with his mother and his hosts Mr and Mrs Cole.

Evacuee, Alan Purdie with his hosts Mr Cole, Peter and Ken Cole and Thea.

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Evacuee, Alan Purdie with his hosts Mr Cole, Peter and Ken Cole and Thea. Alan came to Stradbroke in 1940 at the age of 5 and stayed with The Coles at their mill in Mill Lane. He asked for and was given a pet lamb called Larry which he walked on a…