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Discover what it was like living in Newhaven during the First World War and learn about the restrictions people faced. Find out why a woman attacked a council official with a dustbin lid. Read about the accidents caused by army horses. What reasons did men give when appealing against conscription? Why did the Military Service Tribunal, at Newhaven, refuse to send men over the age of 45 to the front? This book tells the story of Newhaven on the home front, the dangers the townspeople faced, and how they coped with the changes that war brought. The price includes Postage & Packing. -
When Germany declared unrestricted submarine warfare at the beginning of 1917, Newhaven Seaplane Station was opened to help protect the shipping supplying the Front from Newhaven. Find out what it was like for the young airmen who lived and worked at the station. Read about the day-to-day duties of the men and women posted there, and the thrill of coming face-to-face with an enemy U-boat. Discover the complicated process of launching a seaplane. Learn about the equipment that was loaded on board, including two pigeons, and why one airman always took a fishing rod with him. The price includes Postage & Packing. -
In 1911, there were 2,323 women of working age living in Newhaven, yet only 475 of them had jobs. This was set to change when war broke out in August 1914. As the men left to serve on land and sea, their jobs were filled by those either too young or too old to enlist, or by women. The war also impacted on Newhaven children. When the Boys’ School was taken over by the military, the boys found themselves split between the Church Room and the Congregational Chapel. Eventually they shared the Girls’ School, with boys and girls alternating mornings and afternoons. The price includes Postage & Packing.
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