Post Tagged with: "World War Two"

Service and parade to mark 80 years since hero pilot crashed in Nantwich

Service and parade to mark 80 years since hero pilot crashed in Nantwich

This Sunday will mark 80 years to the day since pilot Lt Arthur Brown diverted his World War Two plane away from Nantwich town centre before crashing close to the river.

To mark the occasion, a service will be held at St Mary’s followed by a parade to the “Airman’s Grave” off Shrewbridge Road which marks the spot the plane crashed.

January 12, 2024
“When bombs rained down on Crewe” – book appeal to Nantwich News readers

“When bombs rained down on Crewe” – book appeal to Nantwich News readers

By Jonathan White
Nantwich News readers are being urged to contribute to a new book which chronicles the air raids in South Cheshire during World War Two.

The book – “When The Bombs Rained Down on Crewe” – covers the period between July 1940 and April 1941, when the town experienced air raids which saw houses and buildings destroyed and residents killed.

June 8, 2023
PIC SPECIAL: Armed Forces Day in Crewe opened by local war hero

PIC SPECIAL: Armed Forces Day in Crewe opened by local war hero

By Jonathan White
Local war hero Sgt Bernard Morgan was guest of honour as hundreds attended the “Armed Forces Day” in Queens Park.

The event aims to honour service personnel from all branches of the armed forces as well as veterans.

June 27, 2022
Nantwich auction house to sell off World War Two bombs!

Nantwich auction house to sell off World War Two bombs!

An auction house in Nantwich will be selling something a little different this month – World War Two bombs!

Peter Wilson Auctioneers on Market Street are staging a Militaria auction on March 28 – which will include these terrifying looking devices.

March 15, 2019
South Cheshire war hero aged 90 quits driving to take up cycling

South Cheshire war hero aged 90 quits driving to take up cycling

A 90-year-old World War Two veteran popped in to a South Cheshire car dealer – to reveal he’d finally given up driving and taken up cycling!

Sgt Bernard Morgan, one of the last surviving war veterans from World War Two, has been a regular at Gateway Peugeot in Crewe.

December 8, 2014