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  • Sergeant Leslie Bancroft and his wife May(nee Green)

    Sergeant Leslie Bancroft with his wife May. Leslie's parents lived at 22, Railway Terrace, Fitzwilliam. Leslie was one of the...

    Dated: circa 1939 | Media: Photograph (jpg)
     
  • Royal Medical Corps

    Here is a photo of my dad, Jack Frudd. He and his brother Donald and 3 others were the first local men to be called up in Sep...

    Dated: circa 1939 | Media: Photograph (jpg)
     
  • Fitzwilliam Home Guard

    The village's Home Guard division during the Second World War. Back row from left to right: ?,Frank Kent,Harry ...

    Dated: circa 1940 | Media: Photograph (jpg)
     
  • News Clip 1940

    War was declared on 3rd September 1939 and Leslie Bancroft took part in the first bombing raid of the war when, on September ...

    Dated: circa 1940 | Media: Photograph (jpg)
     
  • World War 2 ID Card

    The issueing of ID cards for every British citizen was started in January 1940.The cards had to be carried at all times. Here...

    Dated: circa 1943 | Media: Photograph (jpg)
     
  • Front cover of ID card

    Dated: circa 1943 | Media: Photograph (jpg)
     
  • Dick Nuttall remembers Fitzwilliam being bombed.

    Speaking to Ann Westmorland, Dick Nuttall recollects seeing German aircraft bombing in the area during World War Two.

    Dated: 03/02/2004 | Media: Video

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  • Evelyn Canning speaks about life during World War ll

    Evelyn Canning recollects the air raid shelter her father made for family and neighbours.

    Dated: 22/09/2004 | Media: Video

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  • Justin Bulmer remembers the servicemen in the village.

    Justin Bulmer remembers the servicemen in the village during the Second World War.

    Dated: 20/10/2004 | Media: Audio recording

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  • Justin Bulmer talks about working in the village

    Justin Bulmer talks about working in the village.

    Dated: 20/10/2004 | Media: Audio recording

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  • Richard Jackson talks about the Home Guard.

    Richard Jackson talks about his involvement in the Fitzwilliam Home Guard.

    Dated: 24/11/2004 | Media: Video

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