Great Brickhill’s military history includes the people who served away from home, the wartime duties undertaken within the village, and the community’s remembrance of those who died. These accounts bring the village story together without separating it from the places and families involved.
Home Guard and local defence
Great Brickhill’s Home Guard and Wartime Local Defence
Read the Manor Hill Home Guard recollection alongside memories of school life, evacuees and air-raid precautions. The account distinguishes local memories from documented evidence and invites help with missing names and the location of the guard post. The Home Guard remains a separate story from the Royal Buckinghamshire Hussars and Yeomanry.
The village war memorial and remembrance
Great Brickhill War Memorial and Remembrance
The existing account brings together the memorial, its inscriptions, village photographs and the continuing tradition of remembrance. Follow it for the story of the memorial and the people who have cared for it; the history of the memorial is distinct from a record of any one year’s ceremony.
Great Brickhill Ex Servicemen
Great Brickhill Ex-Servicemen book
Great Brickhill Ex-Servicemen brings together accounts of military service associated with the village. Follow the book link for publication and purchase information.
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