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A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… 1938, to allow for the non-inclusion of men called up for military service. This figure includes evacuees, but not …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… 800 more were expected. He recommended the dispatch of a military force. 25 In spite of the forebodings of the …
A History of the County of Leicestershire
… experimental work on the development of the breech-loading military rifle, in collaboration with William Metford and …
A History of the County of Oxford
… training school. The factory became a repair unit for military aircraft the following year, and from 19412 … factory (presumably Crawford's), Compton and Webb's military clothing factory, and Looker's glove factory. 37 …
A History of the County of Oxford
… southwestern edge, was demolished in 1983. 293 A small military airfield west of the town, on a site south of …
A History of the County of Oxford
… and royal officials. 280 More routine were the isolated incidents of affray and violence common to most towns, and … fund to purchase the Leys, still occupied by the military, as a recreation ground. 451 33. German aeroplane on … Defence headquarters was established at Woodgreen, the military requisitioning parts of the grammar school grounds, …
A History of the County of Oxford
… ibid. 2046. For an earlier chronology, suggesting a military context for some of those changes during the …
A History of the County of Oxford
… was used for a short time in the Second World War as a military camp. 29 O.S. Map 6", Oxon. XXXIII (1881 and later …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… the trumpet sound. Given the importance of the trumpet in military ceremonial, it is not surprising that a version was …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… the expense of the nation, as a recompense for his great military and diplomatic services. The town is very pleasantly …