This post will provide information on topics, all with a connection to Evenwood, Ramshaw and district. There will be a number of servicemen listed below with stories attached and stories from the Home Front.
The Commonwealth War Grave Commission records another 4 men with connections to Evenwood who died in WW2. They are:
Other men with connections to Evenwood are:
VE DAY 75: During the dark days of “covid,” with many restrictions in place, we could not hold a display to commemorate the 75th anniversary of VE Day – the end of hostilities in Europe, World War Two. Therefore, we sought an alternative way to commemorate “VE Day 75.” During May 2020, ER&DHS posted a number of WW2 related stories on the “I Come From Evenwood & Ramshaw” Facebook Page. They are all contained in one of our Photobooks which is held in the Randolph Community Centre. It is available to view at the Centre, by appointment. We are in the Centre every Tuesday between 10.30 and 12.30. These “VE Day 75” stories are repeated here with some additional information. Please click on a topic below.
- VE day
- Evacuees
- Air Raid Precautions (ARP personnel)
- Aycliffe Angels
- Women’s Land Army & Women’s Timber Corps
- The Home Guard
- The Air Raid, 15 August 1940
- The Air Raid – What really happened
- Bananas
- Prince
- The Battle of France, the defence of Dunkirk
- Some more Evenwood POWs
- North Africa: Tom McCutcheon
- Christmas Greetings and Faith
- The Stephenson Farm & German POW, Willi Maass.
- Flight Officer George Simpson C.G.M.
- Entertainment of the Day
- They all did their bit
- The Final Acts
The 80th Anniversary of the end of WW2 will be with us in 2025 and next year, 2024, will be the 80th anniversary of D Day, the invasion of Normandy. We will present a range of stories to commemorate these events nearer the time. If you have anything to tell about your family and these momentous events, please get in touch.
OTHER STORIES
There will be some articles about German POWs who were housed at Harperley POW Camp who stayed in Britain after the war and a post about a repatriated POW but first some background information:
German POWs in Britain: Some Background Notes
Willi MAASS: A German POW in 1946
EVENWOOD RAMSHAW & DISTRICT HISTORY SOCIETY 