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100 years ago - effects of the First World War on the parish in the first few months of 1917

The latest instalment of this community project reveals the roles played by Buriton men during the first three months of 1917 as well as describing what life was like at home in the parish at that time.

The project is gradually finding out more and more about the impacts of the conflict on life at home - and about each of the men who left the parish to take part in the war.

The latest information (the eleventh instalment of the research) appears in the spring edition of the Parish Magazine - and is attached as a pdf document at the bottom of this page.

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Buriton and the First World War - news from 100 years ago

The latest instalment of this community project reveals the roles played by Buriton men during the last three months of 1916 (amidst the terrible weather on the Somme) as well as describing what life was like at home in the parish at that time.

The project is gradually finding out more and more about the impacts of the conflict on life at home - and about each of the men who left the parish to take part in the war.

The latest information (the tenth instalment of the research) appears in the winter edition of the Parish Magazine - and is attached as a pdf document at the bottom of this page.

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Buriton and the First World War - news about the Somme, 100 years ago

The latest instalment of this community project reveals the roles played by Buriton men during the Battle of the Somme as well as describing what life was like at home in the parish in the months of July, August and September 1916.

The project is gradually finding out more and more about the impacts of the conflict on life at home - and about each of the men who left the parish to take part in the war.

The latest information (the ninth instalment of the research) appears in the autumn edition of the Parish Magazine - and is attached as a pdf document at the bottom of this page.

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Buriton and the First World War - what was happening 100 years ago?

The latest instalment of this community project reveals what life was like in the parish in April - June 1916 as well as describing the roles played by Buriton men in the preparations for the Battle of the Somme, at the Battle of Jutland and in some of the earliest airborne activities.

The project is gradually finding out more and more about the impacts of the conflict on life at home - and about each of the men who left the parish to take part in the war.

The latest information (the eighth instalment of the research) appears in the summer edition of the Parish Magazine - and is attached as a pdf document at the bottom of this page.

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Buriton and the First World War - at home and abroad 100 years ago

What was happening at home and abroad 100 years ago and why were some brave boys of Buriton out in India?

The local project which is finding out more about the impacts of the four-year conflict on life at home - and to find out what happened to each of the 193 men who left the parish to take part in the war - published its latest findings in the spring edition of the Parish Magazine.

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