Lest We Forget November 1918 - 2018 Winter 2018-19 Issue 22
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Box War Memorial Box's memorial to the First World War was bult in 1920 (photo left courtesy John Harris) to honour the dead of the First World War. Twenty-five years later it was tragically repeated with the outbreak of World War 2. You can read more about the origin of the Box War Memorial in our headline article. World War 2 Series We complete our series about the village in the Second World War with several articles: Box in 1943 tells the story of Box Highlands School and its earliest teachers. Nameless Places records the underground aircraft factories, the workers, and where they lived in the wartime village. D-Day 1944 Footpaths concerned villagers as the war continued in mainland Europe and the Far East. Peace Celebrations when the war ended after six years of conflict After the War The consequences including changes in the village and the return of troops. Epitaph Reflections on the war by Captain John Durnford of Greenslades, Market Place. |
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Box's First World War Commemoration 2018
How our village remembered its servicemen on the centenery of the armistice marking the end of fighting in World War I. Internationally, about 9.7 million people died as a direct result of the warfare and millions more from their injuries and the effect of gas. Russia had nearly 2 million fatalities, Germany 1.8, France 1.4, Austria 1.3 and Britain 0.8 million. To put these numbers into context, in Wessex today (from Gloucestershire to Cornwall and the Isle of Wight and all places in between) there are about 7.5 million people. The numbers defy comprehension. Click Here for village photographs. |
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Brunt and Garland Families The Box families who invigorated the inter-war years in the village.
Old Jockey Families Story of old family photograph revealing marriage to the next-door neighbour. Dr James Piri Martin Beloved doctor's retirement from the village shortly before his death. Odee Harris Poet, lover, theatre impresario and Maisie Gay's partner. Also ventriloquist in World War 2. Greenland Family Story of family journey from the Lamb Inn to the Falkland Islands via Siege of Ladysmith, South Africa. HR James Story of the Ironmongers in the Market Place, seen in photograph (right). |
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Places Index
Life at Kingsmoor House Living at Wiltshire Council's Children's Home in The Ley Slades Farm in WW2 Memories of Jo and Peter Ody from a wartime WAAF The Bear Hotel Box's oldest pub (left), Liberal headquarters and starting point of 100 mile races Barn Piece The quarry with an agricultural barn which developed into Council Houses RAF Rudloe Manor Group 10 Headquarters during wartime and aterwards. 1 South View, Quarry Hill The development of the Quarry Hill area |
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We are a not-for-profit Community website for people who are interested in the history of Box village, in the county of Wiltshire, and its surrounding hamlets. You can record the story of you and your ancestors, correct and add to our articles via the Contact tab or by our email [email protected].
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Charabanc Outings
Wasn't it a lovely day for an outing - or better to walk? Box Church Choir Memories of a young chorister and Rev Lendon Bell Kingsdown House Graffiti Inscriptions uncovered (right) |
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Sun through Box Tunnel
The final words on mystery of Brunel's birthday Memories of the Swan Inn Original documents by Vic Painter Art Deco In Napier, New Zealand |
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Our 2019 Series is Georgian Box During the course of 2019 we have some fascinating stories and some challenging ideas about how the amazing changes in the village's development between the Stuarts and the Railway Age. Articles include : The story of Farting in Box (Yes, you have read that right) 1752 When the Year was only 9 Months Box's Execution Sites Slave Traders in the Village Box's Waterloo Contribution Sheridan's duel at Kingsdown (seen uncorking new ideas left) Doesn't that all sound unusually exciting? |
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Previous Series
There are dozens of additional articles and photos in dedicated series which you can access by clicking on the links below. Tudor and Stuart Box, 1485 - 1660 Railway and Quarry Age, 1830 - 1870 Box Farms Late Victorian Box, 1870 - 1920s Box School Articles Great War, 1914 - 18 World War 2, 1939 - 45 Box NATS History Trails Box Library Project Right: Kingsdown Farm in 1912 |
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