posted on 2024-06-05, 18:17authored byTheir Finest Hour Project Team
Story 1 (see file) is a record of the Mayor of Chipping Norton proactively organising the town in preparation for war, and subsequently welcoming evacuees, then survivors from Dunkirk. Moving to Dorking in the middle of the Battle of Britain for unknown activities.
Story 2 (see file) relates to my experiences as a 7-12 year old in Dorking during the war.
History
Person the story/items relate to
1. Oswald Leonard Carrington, Mayor of Chipping Norton in 1940 and my father. Oxford History Centre already has a record of his Mayoral years.
2. Jeffery Neville Carrington [me].
Person who shared the story/items
Dr Jeffery Neville Carrington
Relationship between the subject of the story and its contributor
My father and me.
Type of submission
Shared online via the Their Finest Hour project website.