Since its launch in August 2014, the East Sussex WW1 project has sought to record and highlight the impact of the First World War on the county and the experiences of those who lived here. This is our final story. The East Sussex WW1 website was launched at 11am on 4 August 2014, to coincide […]
On 4 August 2018, the East Sussex WW1 project celebrated its fourth and final anniversary. Here we look back upon the fourth year of the project. We launched our website on 4 August 2014 (to coincide with the centenary of the start of the First World War) and, in the first, second, and third years of the […]
On 4 August 2017, the East Sussex WW1 project celebrated its third anniversary. Here we look back upon the third year of the project. We launched our website on 4 August 2014 (to coincide with the centenary of the start of the First World War) and, in the first and second years of the East […]
Lee Banner, Policy Officer at East Sussex County Council and the Project Manager for East Sussex WW1 reflects on its evolution. In late 2013, we took a blank piece of paper and on it we wrote “project to commemorate the centenary of World War 1 in East Sussex”. From these simple beginnings, the project has […]
On 4 August 2014, at the start of the First World War centenary events, the East Sussex First World War project website went live. As the project reaches its 2nd anniversary, we look back on the last year. The first year of the East Sussex First World War Project had been a huge success. Over […]
On 30 June 1916, whilst rescuing wounded soldiers from No Man’s Land, Nelson Victor Carter was killed in action during the Battle of the Boar’s Head. For his bravery he was subsequently awarded the Victoria Cross. On 2 July 2016, a memorial for Nelson was unveiled in Eastbourne. This is the story of how we […]
As a professional archaeologist, I manage the Historic Environment Record (HER) which is a database recording the known archaeological sites, finds and historic buildings in East Sussex and Brighton and Hove. A large proportion of my time is spent recording and mapping data of sites on archaeological and historical importance in the local area. I am […]
I was a late addition to the project team, joining in November 2015, 18 months after the website launched. I studied History at the University of Sussex, so I was really excited when I found out that part of my new role would be working on a project to commemorate WW1. WW1 was, however, one area […]
On 4 August 1914 Britain declared war on Germany. One hundred years later to mark that occasion the East Sussex First World War Project was launched. We now look back on the first year of the project. The website for the East Sussex First World War Project was launched at 11am on 4th August 2014. […]
In 2011, I started a blog with the aim of showing the photographs I take. Driven by the need to produce content to support the photographs, I began to research the history about the places I visited. As time has passed this interest in photography and history led me to start creating the ‘Then and […]
