Archives & Local Studies collection guide no.11 Military and Wartime
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Archives & Local Studies collection guide no.11
Military and Wartime
London Borough of Barking and Dagenham Heritage Services
LocationBay 8 of the main shelvesThe items are for reference only, so are always available on the open shelves.
Before the re-opening of Valence House in 2010, each volume was carefully cleaned by Archives and Local Studies volunteers before being added to the custom-built sustainable oak shelving of the new library.
ExamplesLists of Barking & Dagenham residents who lost their lives in the World WarsRolls of Honour / Books of Remembrance for both wars
World War Two war damage reportsBorough of Barking (in street order)Borough of Dagenham (in date order)LCC Becontree Estate August 1940-July 1941 (in date order)
Blitz Blog: Dagenham ARP diary of William Riddiford, 1940-44
Bombing maps (in map press 4, drawer 1) World War Two bomb map for Dagenham World War Two bomb map for Barking and Dagenham
(incidents up to October 1940 only)
Examples of books (in Bay 8)
London Borough of Barking and Dagenham: We will remember – commemorative memorials and plaquesTony CLIFFORD et al: On the Home Front: Barking & Dagenham in World War TwoDagenham Borough Council: Danger over Dagenham Eric SMITH: First things first – RAF Hornchurch and Suttons Farm 1915-62Richard C. SMITH: Hornchurch offensiveRichard C SMITH: Hornchurch scrambleH.T. SUTTON: Raiders approach! The fighting tradition of RAF Station Hornchurch and Suttons FarmJohn BARFOOT: Over here and over there – Ilford aerodromes and airmen of the Great WarPeter WATT: Hitler versus HaveringMike BROWN: Evacuees – evacuation in wartime BritainChristopher J. BROOKS: When will I see you again? The story of East Coast evacuees
Books on topics such as Dig for Victory and wartime cookery to support Valence House’s World War 2 Victory Plot.
Books (on the family history shelves)
Guides to Army, Navy & Air Force records Guides to tracing ancestors in the World Wars
Topic boxes (in Bay 8)World War One / World War Two / War memorials
Includes press cuttings, correspondence and ephemera. Of particular interest is the collection of press cuttings on men from Barking who died during World War One.
See also the following Valence House archive guides:
Guide to archives on World War 1Guide to archives on World War 2
Archives and Local Studies Centre, Valence House, Becontree Avenue, Dagenham, Essex RM8 3HT
Opening times Mondays to Fridays: 10am - 4pm (except Bank Holidays) Saturdays: 10am - 12.30pm and 1.15pm - 4pm
When visiting for the first time, please bring proof of your address as you will need to register.
Contact details Phone: 020 8227 2033 Email: [email protected] Internet: www.lbbd.gov.uk/archives Facebook: www.facebook.com/valencehouse
09.2014
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