Reports continued to filter into the newspaper about the fighting on 30th June 1916. The Eastbourne Gazette on 26th July 1916 contained these reports.The first is from a letter by Lieutenant… Read More

The discovery of a war plaque has rewritten history books to reveal Walter Tull was not the first black British Army officer.  Experts believed that Tull, an ex-Tottenham Hotspur… Read More

The following 3 notices were published in the Eastbourne Gazette on 9th September 1914, just a month after war was declared.540 men had signed up from the district and two firms had promised… Read More

This article from the Eastbourne Gazette dated 9th August 1916, is about the Eastbourne Glee Club raising funds for the war effort.Perhaps this side of the 21st Century it is with amazement… Read More

On 30th June 1916 the Southdowns Battalions took a major part in their first battle. It was a diversionary operation at the village of Richebourg L’Avoue in northern France… Read More

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This is a gem of a story from The Eastbourne Gazette on 19th August 1914.Apparently the Great War can be put down to an Eastbourne toy maker giving in to the spoilt demands of a young Kaiser… Read More

This article from the Eastbourne Gazette dated 9th August 1916, relates to the ‘International Stores’ releasing men for the Front as women take their place." 2,000 HeroesWe hear… Read More