The Bravery of Augustus Jennings
On 12th June the Warwick Courier carried the story of Augustus Jennings, the Regimental Sergeant Major with the 2nd Battalion Royal Warwickshire …
The Men of the Yeomanry in the Courier
With considerable help from Philip Wilson, the Trustee and Archivist at the Warwickshire Yeomanry Museum in the Court House, we have pieced …
80th Anniversary of the Massacre
On the 80th anniversary of the retreat to Dunkirk by the British Expeditionary Force, the Warwick Courier gave full-page coverage to our …
In The Courier Once Again
As we receive more photographs from family albums and stories about the local men who died in WW2, we are passing some …
Warwick Men in Wormhoudt Massacre
Unlocking Warwick’s researchers have established that three of the men commemorated on the war memorial in Church Street were murdered in the …
More Stories in the Courier
On 15th May, the Warwick Courier devoted a full page to some of the stories from the war memorial as they reported …
Excellent response to appeal for pictures
Just a few days after the launch of Unlocking Warwick’s appeal for photos and information about the Warwick Fallen from WW2, the …
Coverage of the Project in The Courier
On the 75th anniversary of VE-Day, the Warwick Courier gave prominent coverage to the relaunch of this website to include The Fallen …
WW2 Rationing Rules
As we mark the end of WW2 in Europe in 1945, it’s worth reflecting on the tough rationing that continued in Britain …
‘I can’t go to the war!’ Talk on 18th March
Men, their families or employers could appeal their conscription to fight in the First World War for a variety of reasons – …