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First World War Context

May 31, 2015May 23, 2015

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First World War Context

As background to Forget Me Not we carried out research into some of the issues that would have affected our ancestors during the First World War. Links to these are given below:

Context
63rd Royal Naval Division
Demobilisation and Discharge Procedure
First World War Advertisements
First World war military post office
First World War Postcards
Food Production in the First World War
Hoby In The News in the First World war
Ten Surprising Laws Passed During The First World War
The Army Remount Service
The Women’s Land Army
Trench Foot
U.K. Military Service Act
Voluntary Aid Detachment
Wicklow Lodge Auxiliary Military Hospital
World War One : Feeding The Many
Categories Forget Me Not, WW1 Tags Forget Me Not
True stories and memorabilia of our ancestors in the First World war
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  • Home
  • The Society
    • About us
    • Events
    • web site help
    • Publications
    • Projects
      • Second World War
      • History of our Houses
      • Hoby Census Records 1841 – 1911
      • Hoby Village Trail
      • The Beresford Box
      • History of the horticultural society
      • Hoby’s Great War – A Theatrical Presentation
      • Land tax
      • Who lives in our villages now?
    • Library
    • External links
    • Copyright
  • History
    • A year in Hoby 2020 in photographs
    • A History of Hoby by John Farrer
    • History of Rotherby by Stephen Freer
    • John Nichols History of Hoby
    • John Nichols History of Ragdale
    • John Nichols History of Wilghes
  • People
    • Links to people
    • de Houby family
    • Cantrell-Hubberesty
  • Places
    • Brooksby Church
    • Places of interest
    • Hoby Village Trail
    • All Saints Church
    • Hoby Rectory
    • Hoby School
      • Thomas Pick
    • Hoby and District Village Hall
    • Ragdale Churchyard Gravestones
  • First World War
    • Commemorative events
    • Hoby Roll of Honour
      • Hoby Roll of Honour A-H
      • Hoby Roll of Honour I-Z
    • Hoby War Memorial
    • Biographies
    • FOR KING & COUNTRY
    • The South Chancel Memorial Window
    • Hoby’s Great War – a theatrical interpretation
    • “Forget me not” Exhibition
    • Half Muffled Peals
    • Jutland Remembered
    • Hoby Village Trail
    • Hoby Entertains Again
    • George Power’s letters blog
    • First World War Centenary Celebration Lunch
  • Contact us
  • Gallery