Special! With Farnham's Own Anti-Aircraft Battery in Training - Somewhere in England

1940
Silent
2m

The 137th Light Anti-Aircraft Battery in training at Hurst Park in the early days of WWII

Somewhere in England - highly likely Hurst Park - the 137th Anti-Aircraft Light Battery are in training. Farnham's anti-aircraft battalion is on the march and can seen gathering afterwards, sharing a magazine in the car park and making a dash for the tea rooms!

Amateur footage of Farnham anti-aircraft battalion training at Hurst Park.

Life Under Fire

The horror of Luftwaffe bombs coloured daily life in Britain's cities and beyond, and war brought myriad daily hardships besides. But Britain could take it!

The Blitz receded after May 1941, but even after the Battle of Britain, the nation faced a barrage of incendiary bombs, V-1s and V-2s. While young men fought Axis powers across three continents, their families listened anxiously to the wireless, while many worried too about children far from home. But in the face of the destruction, sirens, blackouts and hours in shelters, the now-legendary 'Blitz spirit' kept despair at bay. Britain held her nerve thanks to mutual support, defiance and wit - plus a good grumble and as many cups of tea as rationing allowed.