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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

Past meets present in East Sussex WW1 project

First World War website - The 2nd Home Counties Brigade of the Royal Field Artillery on their way to war, marching along the A259 at White Rock, Hastings, past what is now the Pig In ParadisePEOPLE with pictures showing life in East Sussex during the First World War are urged to submit them for a photographic project aimed at bringing the past to life.

East Sussex County Council’s First World War website has launched a new feature showing photographs taken during the conflict, overlaying a modern image taken from the same perspective. Continue reading