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This is a collection of material from the era of World War II, and the period of austerity which followed it.
Most the material was collected and donated by Viv Mason, a former resident of Ashfield.
Also included are wartime memories collected for the Life In Ashfield exhibition of 1996.
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Life in Ashfield - Wartime memories
1938 Air Raid Precautions Handbook No.8
1938 August 15th DA Jones appointment as air raid warden1939 Transfer of Population in Time of War - Ministry of Health
1940 May 1st Town Children Through Country Eyes
Wardens Message Form For Use at Report Centres
1942 June 7 Identity Card Dorothy Jones
Defence Medal Notification JR Jones
1946 RAF Comforts Committee Survey
Shelter at Merryvale House - Dorothy & Viv Jones
1940 Feb 13 Police Circular - Non Persistent Gas
Ashfield Invasion Committee Form & list of schoolchildren
Wardens Message Form
1940 Dec "After The Raid" - Ministry of Home Security
Ashfield-cum-Thorpe ARP members
Viv Mason note about Kate Jones
1945 Dec RAF Comforts Committee Card - Kate Jones
1947 Clothing Ration Book - K Jones
3rd March 1938 Air Raid Precautions - personnel
1939 Ashfield Properties & First Aid
1939 Nov 12 Letter from mother of evacuee
1940 August 8 Identity Card JR Jones
1940 July Wardens Handbook - East Suffolk CC
Wardens' Aide Memoir East Suffolk CD Division
Envelope Addressed to HM Youngman, Senior Warden
Cold Tea Cake recipe
Earl Soham Wartime Shortbread
Wartime Chocolate Sponge
1943 May 19th Earl Soham Wings for Victory Concert
1946 July WVS The Bulletin - The Victory Parade