Comfort in Handforth POW Camp

115,950 prisoners to be housed in Britain, that constitutes a lot of people and the troops to manage them but more importantly, where to put them.

Marcus Bailey at the Battle of Jutland

Curator at the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich Andrew Choong Han Lin shares the story of Marcus Bailey, who served on HMS Chester at the Battle of Jutland.
Diverse Narratives

Searching for relatives of Belgium Refugees in Cheshire

I am searching for relatives of  Henri Joseph Borghys and Frans Buyssens.

Views of India: Cheshire News’ Representation of Indian Soldiers in WWI

Of the colonial nations which offered forces to the British effort in WWI, India was the nation who contributed the most; by 31st December 1919, over 877,000 combatants and over 563,000 non-combatants had been recruited from the country.

Gypsies, Cheshire and the Great War

The Gypsy community in Cheshire currently has little academic writing about their involvement during the ‘Great War’, despite their presence in Cheadle being considerable.

Women at Brunner Mond

Brunner Mond was established in 1873 by John Brunner and Ludwig Mond who were both leading figures in the chemical industry.

Women and Refugees at Brunner Mond

Brunner Mond chemical company flourished during the war effort by producing mass production employed a total of around 6,000 employees in the early stages of the war in 1914.

Armenians and Cheshire

During the First World War, Armenia had a new meaning, it became a land defined by execution and tragedy.