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Wounded Soldiers in Tunbridge Wells, 1914-18: by Jennifer Watts
The Germans had demanded the right of passage through neutral Belgium to attack France. King Albert retorted ‘Belgium is a nation, not a road’. Belgians refused to stand aside as Germans marched through their country and resistance to their advance … Continue reading
Posted in Research notes
Tagged Bidborough Court, Chilston Road, Club Albert, Eye and Ear Hospital, Homeopathic Hospital, Jerningham House, Kent Nursing Institution, Lady Annette Matthews, Mount Sion, Sgt Georges Cantillon, Southborough, Southborough VAD, Speldhurst VAD, St John's Ambulance Corps, Tunbridge Wells, Tunbridge Wells General Hospital, Victoria Hall Southborough, Wadhurst, West Hall VAD Hospital
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Belgians in Southborough: by Fiona Brown
In 1914 Southborough was quite a small village, separated by three miles of open country from the more elegant Tunbridge Wells but very much connected to High Brooms with its Brick Works and Railway station. I am fascinated by the significant … Continue reading
Posted in Reflections, Research notes
Tagged Argyle Road, Armand Van Noyen, Club Albert, Colonel's Way, Crothers VAD Hospital, Denyn family, Ellen Watson, Elvire Meternach, Hawkenbury Cemetery, Josef Denyn, Mount Sion, Pennington Road, Robertina Crothers, Southborough, Van Noyen, Warwick Par
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