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Widecombe-in-the-Moor
WWI Exhibition and Talk on August 20 2014
A Time to Remember - Remember the Date!
Wednesday 20th August 2014
At the Memorial Hall, Leusdon near Widecombe in the Moor
From 2 - 5pm, admission free
Widecombe History Group will present a selection of their research into the life and death of men from this parish who served in this conflict.
The display will also highlight the involvement of villages on the home front. This will include the collection of sphagnum moss by local schoolchildren and the display of the hand-made British Legion WWI Banner made by Adrienne and John Howells. Also on show will be a selection of wartime illustrations by R Caton Woodville, used within the Illustrated London News between 1914 and 1918.
Members of the Western Front Association will also be in attendance to assist with any questions that you may have on the Great War
Plus:
7.30 pm (doors open from 7.00 pm)
FORGOTTEN TIMES - FORGOTTEN MEN
An illustrated talk on Newton Abbot and District in the Great War 1914-1919
by John Ellis
Admission : Adults £3.00 under-16s £1.00 which includes a buffet supper (bring and share savoury dish appreciated if you can bring something)
All proceeds from this event will be donated to the Commonwealth War Graves Commission and the Royal British Legion
The information on this page was last modified on June 23 2020 13:26:01.