A very close friend of mine, his great grandmother spotted the zeppelin approaching

Dereham and raised the alarm. I think it was the raid later in the year. She was about 8 years old and was hailed a hero in the town. I think she was presented with a bouquet of flowers and a hoop and stick or suffink

Posted By: Augustus Pablo on January 19th 2021 at 11:32:48

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Today in history - 1915 (General Chat) - CB41, Jan 19, 08:53:38
- A very close friend of mine, his great grandmother spotted the zeppelin approaching (General Chat) - Augustus Pablo, Jan 19, 11:32:48
  - here’s the link to the archive, the section saying Near Dereham discribes (General Chat) - Augustus Pablo, Jan 19, 11:48:10
- I'm sure you remember it well! (General Chat) - Garry Brooke, Jan 19, 09:38:35
  - WW2 (n/m) (General Chat) - Bristol Graham, Jan 19, 09:58:02
    - actually no WW1 (n/m) (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Jan 19, 10:16:12
- What was it like? First hand stories really bring it alive. (n/m) (General Chat) - norwaay, Jan 19, 09:33:13
  - No idea, I've never lived in Yarmouth. Fairly grim for those (General Chat) - CB41, Jan 19, 09:55:24
    - small plaque on the spot /house the first bomb hit (n/m) (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Jan 19, 10:15:51
  - FFS. (General Chat) - Garry Brooke, Jan 19, 09:38:55

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