Cambridgeshire during the Great War

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For those with an interest in Cambridgeshire during the Great War, Mike Petty has updated his index of articles printed in the Ely Standard from 1914 to 1919

http://mikepetty.cambridgeshirehistory.com/ElyStandardIndex1914-1919.pdf

"The Ely Standard articles give a detailed account of various aspects of local life during the

Great War. It reports letters back from the front, lists casualties, mentions of Zeppelin raids,

aircraft, conscientious objectors, German prisoners of war and local military hospitals. The

paper also reports the heartbreak of Exemption Tribunal meetings where farmers plea to be

allowed to keep workers on the land – these are particularly interesting, mentioning many

names, and should be checked

This index covers stories relating to the war and its impact on the villages around Ely

including Adelaide, Coveney, Downham, Haddenham, Littleport, Manea, Mepal, Oxlode,

Prickwillow, Pymore, Soham, Stretham, Stuntney, Thetford, Wentworth, Wicken, Witcham &

Witchford. Some Chatteris and March stories are also mentioned.

It does not cover many other aspects of ‘normal’ life that the paper reported

These notes are not complete and there are inevitably mistakes. Please tell me those you

notice.

There are files of the Ely Standard on microfilm at Ely Library and in the Cambridgeshire

Collection in Cambridge Central Library, who also hold the original volumes.

Please make what use of these notes that you can. Please remember where they came from

For further details contract me – 01353 648106, mikepetty13a@gmail.com.

22nd April 2014"