Wartime Bottesford

Page link: Voices from Normanton Airfield
Voices from Normanton Airfield
Two poems by wartime airmen serving at RAF Bottesford
Page link: A Young Airman at Bottesford
A Young Airman at Bottesford
Unravelling the story of the last few months of a boy's life
Page link: Dedication of the Bottesford War Memorials
Dedication of the Bottesford War Memorials
June 2nd 1921 and October 31st 1950
Page link: Militia Men, Recruits and Volunteers
Militia Men, Recruits and Volunteers
Bottesford Men in C18th and C19th Military Records
Page link: Muston War Memorial - St John the Baptist churchyard
Muston War Memorial - St John the Baptist churchyard
Please Help the Leicestershire War Memorials Project
Page link: Bottesford War Memorials - St Mary's Church
Bottesford War Memorials - St Mary's Church
Inscriptions and the Commonwealth War Graves Commission "Casualty Details"
Page link: The Bottesford Poppy Appeal
The Bottesford Poppy Appeal
Mrs. June Everton Poppy Volunteer for 25 Years-A Remarkable Achievement.
Page link: Montagu John Vincent-Jackson (1892-1916)
Montagu John Vincent-Jackson (1892-1916)
Order of a Memorial Service held on Thursday 30th March 1916
Page link: Bottesford School during World War 1
Bottesford School during World War 1
Recorded in the School Logbook by the Head Teacher
Page link: Leicestershire Regiment (?) - World War I.
Leicestershire Regiment (?) - World War I.
Page link: Bottesford Squad Mobilization 1914
Bottesford Squad Mobilization 1914
Page link: The Christmas family
The Christmas family
Wartime service photographs
Page link: Harold Hallam's Story
Harold Hallam's Story
In her memoir of her father, Inspector Arthur Smith, Diana Pearson Vale recalls one Bottesford man who went away to war.
Page link: Mr Louis Abbott WW1 memento
Mr Louis Abbott WW1 memento
German torch
Page link: The Memories of Bill Burrows
The Memories of Bill Burrows
1930s to 1940s
Page link: The Jallands family in the 1st and 2nd World Wars
The Jallands family in the 1st and 2nd World Wars
A Bottesford family at war
Page link: Bottesford in War Time - Gerald Norris
Bottesford in War Time - Gerald Norris
Page link: Life at the 'Six Bells' during the 2nd World War
Life at the 'Six Bells' during the 2nd World War
A conversation with Mrs. Ada Bond
Page link: Bottesford School during the 2nd World War
Bottesford School during the 2nd World War
Entries from the School Logbook
Page link: Memories of a Land Girl - Edna Taylor's War
Memories of a Land Girl - Edna Taylor's War
Page link: Memories of The Bull
Memories of The Bull
A War-Time Childhood
Page link: A Medal for Gladys Marston
A Medal for Gladys Marston
From Munitions to Muck-Spreading
Page link: War Memories - Dennis and Eddie Jackson
War Memories - Dennis and Eddie Jackson
Page link: War Time Memories - Dick and Sid Robinson
War Time Memories - Dick and Sid Robinson
Page link: Bottesford Airfield
Bottesford Airfield
Locally known as Normanton Airfield
Page link: Bottesford Airfield
Bottesford Airfield
Some background historical notes
Page link: Memories of RAF Bottesford
Memories of RAF Bottesford
Page link: Flight LM311 RAAF 467 Squadron
Flight LM311 RAAF 467 Squadron
An eye-witness account - "Lucy to Bedrock, Over!"
Page link: Live Poetry Event Aug 16th 2007, and seeking for stories on War time Bottesford
Live Poetry Event Aug 16th 2007, and seeking for stories on War time Bottesford
Poetry Pathways Aug 16th, and A Request for Memories and Stories of Bottesford in W.W.II
Category link: On the Wings of the Morning by Vincent Holyoak
On the Wings of the Morning by Vincent Holyoak
RAF Bottesford 1941-1945 - Vincent Holyoak
 

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