BBC Radio Suffolk Interview : Pat – Badwell Ash Heritage

BBC Radio Suffolk’s Lesley Dolphin discusses the history of Badwell Ash and interviews Patricia Monk from Badwell Ash History Society on the 22^nd March about the forthcoming WW1 Exhibition that was held in the village hall on the 24^th March.

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The Royal Observer Corps

Royal Observer Corps WW2 Observation Post

In Badwell Ash and Long Thurlow Charles Castell from the Beeches in Long Thurlow was a member of The Royal Observer Corps. The Royal Observer […]

The National Farm Survey 1941

When the Second World War began in September 1939, Britain was faced with an urgent need to increase food production, as imports of food were […]

The 1939 Register

The 1939 Register was taken on 29 September 1939 shortly after the outbreak of WWII. The information was used to produce identity cards and, once rationing […]

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