Spring Talks: Four Years, Three Months, One Week
Using the diaries of Alice Packard, a farmer's wife in the Suffolk village of Shotley, this talk will explore how the First World War affected both a single family and a wider rural community. From the first appearance of casualties at Shotley Barracks in early August 1914, following the sinking of HMS Amphion off the Suffolk coast, the war became part of daily life for the village, culminating with the surrender of U-boats on the River Stour in November 1918. This paper will consider the
£2, 11am - 12.30
Jaywick Martello Tower, Belsize Avenue, Jaywick, Essex CO15 2LF
Fri 13 May 2016