The Sad End of the Sergeant Major's Career
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The Sad End of the Sergeant Major's Career

Alan R. Anstee reports on the trial, first seen in the 23rd January 1915 edition of the Kent Messenger, of John Murphy, alias Hugh Charles Caston a Royal Engineer Company Sergeant Major.

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Fan Bay Deep Shelter
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Fan Bay Deep Shelter

Fan Bay Deep Shelter is a system of underground tunnels located on the edge of Fan Hole on the White Cliffs. The shelter is located on the land which was purchased in the national appeal to buy the remaining section of the White Cliffs in 2012.

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The Battle of Britain that Never Was!
Kent Defence Research Group Kent Defence Research Group

The Battle of Britain that Never Was!

In May 2014 the Historic Defence Committee in partnership with KAS, Maidstone Museum and KCC ran a battlefield tour of the WW1 defensive sites of Swale and Sheppey.

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The Defence of Swale Project
Kent Defence Research Group Kent Defence Research Group

The Defence of Swale Project

The Defence of Swale project is a London Array funded and Kent County Council administered heritage project. The project is designed to map and catalogue 20th century military and civil defence assets of Swale to provide an overview of Swale’s defence heritage.

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