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Wartime Quorn

 Card from Quorn Prisoner of War Camp to Germany, 3rd June 1946  Card from Quorn Prisoner of War Camp to Germany, 3rd June 1946
Quorn POW camp was based in the grounds of Quorn House and the entrance was on Wood Lane, ...... cont.
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 Vena Grain, 1895 to 1989. Oral history interview from 1985  Vena Grain, 1895 to 1989. Oral history interview from 1985
Vena Grain was born in Leicester on 21st February 1895, and the family moved to Quorn in ...... cont.
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 Two photographs from Quorn in WW2  Two photographs from Quorn in WW2
These two photographs were taken during WW2 in 1942, in the back garden of 7 Mansfield ...... cont.
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 Quorn supporting the war effort – WW1 newspaper cuttings  Quorn supporting the war effort – WW1 newspaper cuttings
The three newspaper cuttings below all come from the Quorn News section in1916 and 1917. ...... cont.
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 Food rationing in Quorn in WW1  Food rationing in Quorn in WW1
Loughborough Herald - 31st January 1918 Quorn News - Food Control The local Food ...... cont.
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 Food production from allotments and rabbits - WW1  Food production from allotments and rabbits - WW1
The two newspaper cuttings below reflect the efforts being made in Quorn during WW1, to ...... cont.
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 Quorn Wood Tragedy - Gamekeeper found shot - March 1917  Quorn Wood Tragedy - Gamekeeper found shot - March 1917
Loughborough Herald - March 15th 1917 A sad tragedy was discovered in Quorn Wood on ...... cont.
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 Belgian Refugees' Committee - WW1  Belgian Refugees' Committee - WW1
Loughborough Herald - 10th June 1915 Belgian Refugees' Committee The subscribers to ...... cont.
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 Quorn Voluntary Training Corps - WW1  Quorn Voluntary Training Corps - WW1
Loughborough Herald - 11th March 1915 Citizens' Training Corps A meeting was held at ...... cont.
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 Walter Giles – Leaving Quorn Station, WW1  Walter Giles – Leaving Quorn Station, WW1
Walter Giles was born in Quorn in 1888. During WW1 he was a signaller and fought in the ...... cont.
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Total: 355 artefacts returned over 36 pages


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