| War Memorial plaque |
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Description:
War memorial on the south wall in Mulbarton Church - commemorating the 16 men killed in World War 1 with a plaque added for the 7 men killed in World War 2. (Photo taken Remembrance Sunday 2004) |
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| Roll of Honour |
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Roll of Honour from World War 1 in the porch of Mulbarton Church. All who served in the war are listed, with the 16 men who died shown in gold lettering. |
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| Hethel Usaf Memorial |
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Description:
Memorial in Hethel churchyard commemorating all members of the USAF who served at the nearby Hethel airbase. Details of sorties, etc. are recorded. |
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| Letter from the King |
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Description:
Letter dated 7th Oct. 1914 sent on behalf of King George V to Mr. W A Emms of Birchfield Lane to thank him for a donation of £5.10s for the National Relief Fund from the Mulbarton and Swardestone (sic) Brass Band. (In Gressenhall Rural Life Museum) |
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| 1941 Ambulance Bill |
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Description:
Bill dated 9th July 1941 for a Norwich Red Cross ambulance to take William Stackyard from Mulbarton to the Jenny Lind Hospital, Norwich - 13 miles each way, at 6d per mile. The total, 6s 6d (33p) was a lot for a working family to pay. |
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| Special Volunteers |
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Volunteers parade outside the World's End pub during World War 1. There seems to be a wide variety of ages here? ANY INFORMATION ON 'SPECIAL VOLUNTEERS'? |
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| Volunteers march |
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The Special Volunteers (shown in another photo) march behind a band - probably the Mulbarton and Swardstone Brass Band (see Letter from King). World War 1; location uncertain. |
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| Home Guard |
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Description:
WW2 - Members of the Home Guard for Mulbarton and the district around gather on the Common for a photo, probably 1944 (or early 1945) |
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| Home Guard At Mill |
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Description:
Home Guard from Mulbarton have their photo taken on the Common - in the background is the remains of the mill. Probably 1944 or early 1945. |
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| Empire Day 1915 |
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Description:
Certificate for Empire Day 1915 - sent to Arthur 'Tongate' (should be Tungate) |
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| British Legion |
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Description:
Mulbarton and District British Legion with their standard at the World's End, early 1930s. |
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| Gis At Worlds End |
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Description:
US Airmen from Hethel at the back of the World's End pub with the landlord, Mr. W H (Billy) Swift (right). The same men appear in several other photos here. Almost certainly Oct. 1943. |
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| US Airmen at the bar |
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Description:
Men from the USAF base at Hethel enjoy a drink at the bar of the World's End, with Billy Swift, landlord. |
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| GIs meet the locals |
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Description:
US Airmen from Hethel with some Mulbarton locals outside the World's End. L-R, a GI with Betty Nicholls, whom he later married and took to USA; Billy Swift (landlord); Charlie Elvin (ploughman, watch-mender); Bertie Breeze; Mrs. Swift; another GI. |
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| St Omer Close Corps |
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Description:
Lads from St. Omer Close ready to defend King and country! They proudly parade with guns (some real) and tin hats as the Royal St. Omer Close Corps. Photo 1941 - all members identified. |
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| WW2 Identity Card |
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Description:
Cover and inside of the Identity Card issued to Gladys Stackyard of 10 Council Houses, Mulbarton (now Long Lane). Every citizen was issued with a card. |
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| 1917 Red X Card |
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Description:
Front (and back) of the Red Cross Christmas card for sending to wounded soldiers in 1917. The inside is shown in another image. |
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| Inside Red X Card |
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Description:
Inside of the Red Cross Christmas card, with a poem, for sending to wounded soldiers in 1917. The front and back cover appear in another image. |
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