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Genealogy and Local History, East Cambridgeshire

Soham at War

Soham Flying Fund.
Mr George Peacock who with the help of Mr A. E. Elsden and others ran the Soham Flying Fund during the 1914-1918 War. They continued fund raising in peace time and made collections at Soham Feast / Carnival in aid of Addenbrooks Hospital and Hunstanton Convalescent Home, raising thousands of pounds.

The War Incident at Soham on the 2nd June 1944.
Two Killed Uncoupling Blazing Wagon from Ammunition Train. Hundreds of houses damaged, 30 people were injured, it would have been far more calamitous but for the superb courage of those men who saved the town from complete destruction.

The Red Cross Nurses based at Soham during the Second World War.
Based at the Moat House in Soham. The buildings they used ranged from town halls and schools to large and small private houses, both in the country and in cities. The most suitable ones were established as auxiliary hospitals.

World War Two Snippets.
Snippets in the local press regarding events held in Soham during the war.
Evacuees. First Aid Practice. Crisis Matters. Volunteers. Siren. Red Cross Centre. Red Cross Flag Day. Billeting Officer. Evacuation Scheme.

The Unveiling of the War Memorial.
The Ceremony for the unveiling of the War Memorial was held on Sunday 23rd January 1921 at 2.30 pm, situated on Red Lion Square.

First Aid Practice, World War Two, Soham.
The following images show the Soham Volunteers in their First Aid Practise at the Pavilion on the recreation grounds most likely in 1939.

Soham Cemetery Inscriptions.

This Record of the Monumental Inscriptions at the Fordham Road Cemetery, Soham, was made by Tim and Julie Webb of Soham between 2004 and 2010 as time permitted. This electronic version comprises the full text of the transcript, with the addition of photographs of the graves as well as purchase and burial details taken from the original purchase and burial registers.

Safe for all ages.

Quakers of Cambridgeshire
and the Isle of Ely.

This is a very interesting book that we have extracted the Cambridgeshire part from, the full title of the book is, A Collection of the Sufferings of the People called Quakers, and was published in 1753, but gives accounts as far back as 1653, has many names from this area and details of what became of them including their punishments because of their Faith, is an absolutely fascinating read.

Cambridgeshire and
Huntingdonshire Leaders.

A great resource for anyone with interest in the political and social history of both Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire

Cures for Beasts.

This is a little handwritten book dated 1817 in our possession, that once belonged to a local Live Stock Farmer, it is unique and is a book of recipes of old fashioned Cures for all manner of disorders in Cattle, Sheep and Horses, you can read how they cured these things with local ingredients, some sound pretty hair raising. Only available from us.

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