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The War Years

Memories of residents of our community who lived through or served their country during the war years

  • Conflicts

    Conflicts (7)

    Rolls of Honour

  • World War I

    World War I (10)

    Memories of the first world war

  • WW II

    WW II (56)

    Memories of the second World War

  • Victory Celebrations in the Community

    Victory Celebrations in the Community (8)

    The end of the war was a time for the community to express its relief

  • Laindon & District Remembrance Day Service Cancelled

    Laindon & District Remembrance Day Service Cancelled

  • Laindon and District War Memorial

    Laindon and District War Memorial

  • Laindon War memorial - Remembrance Sunday November 2020

    Laindon War memorial - Remembrance Sunday November 2020

  • Lance Corporal William A Patrick - Korean Hero

    Lance Corporal William A Patrick - Korean Hero

  • Malayan Medal for Laindon Lad

    Malayan Medal for Laindon Lad

  • Remembrance Service

    Remembrance Service

  • William John Branch - WW1 Casualty

    William John Branch - WW1 Casualty

Through the Decades
  • Laindon and its Railway; or how the Ancient Institution of the parish was lost
  • Mesolithic Period (middle stone age) - Langdon Hills
  • Queen Elizabeth Coronation
  • Roman Road
  • The Geology of the Langdon Hills
  • The War Years
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  • Heritage Lottery Fund
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