The residence of Eton Wick who served in H.M. Forces during the 2nd World War.   Ernest Alder      William Bailey Army Helen Bannan ...

 Wednesday August 15th.  V.J.Day The announcement of an end to the war with Japan caused some local confusion. Many had waited for the decla...

Clifford Archibald Chew A.F.C. (Flight Lieutenant) - 512 Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Clifford was born in 1917, the only son of Mr...

The hard fought battles of 1944 had brought a foreseeable end to the war in Europe.   A public meeting,   held at Eton, discussed plans for ...

On 16th December the Germans   launched a surprise counter – offensive against the weakest sector of the   Allied line.   The battle became ...

D ecember Disbandment for the local Home Guard Battalions was held at Windsor Castle on Sunday, December 8th. Among the Home Guard units o...

  Eton Home Guard Platoon On May 14th 1940 Anthony Eden, War Secretary in Churchill’s Government , broadcast to the nation regarding the thr...

September Four days after the capture of Antwerp on September 4th. the Germans launched the first V2 rocket attack against London. The V2,...

August. After the very late spring frost of April and the beautiful summer weather of the Whitsun and August Bank Holiday’s brought an influ...

  This the third talk of the History Group's 2024 series.  The talks schedule can be found by clicking on this link along with a list o...

Tuesday June 13th The attack by V1's, known as Doodle Bugs commenced, having been launched from the Pas de Calais area of occupied Franc...

D-Day Map The invasion of Europe created a great amount of activity by the Allied Air Forces which were heard and seen locally as part of th...

Richard Henry Hood (Private No. 5385945) - 2nd Battalion Somerset Light Infantry (Formally in Oxford & Bucks L.I.) - 28th Brigade.  Dick...

William Walter Farmer (Sergeant Air Gunner) - Royal Air Force Generally called by his second name, Walter, on account of his first name ...

The acute shortage of housing in the district had the Council considering what could be done to refurbish any derelict houses.  One such pre...