Monthly Archives: October 2017
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
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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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Visit to the National Archives: by Carolyn Gray
On Thursday 20th April, as part of Royal Tunbridge Wells Belgian Refugees 1914 a group of us went to The National Archives . The day started with a selection of documents relating to World War One, … Continue reading
Posted in Reflections, Research notes
Tagged Louise Bell, Lullingstone Castle, National Archives, Tunbridge Wells, Van Dam family
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