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How East Sussex youngsters helped WW1 wounded

WW1 website - Soldiers and boys play football at Chailey Heritage Craft SchoolTHE heart-warming story of how children and young adults with disabilities from East Sussex helped wounded soldiers is the latest addition to a First World War website.

Servicemen who had lost limbs in the conflict were sent to Chailey Heritage Craft School, set up in 1903 to provide a home and education for children with disabilities, to learn from the youngsters how to overcome their injuries. Continue reading