End of 1941. early 1942 Michael Whiteman’s graphic account of his days as a German Prisioner of War. I think it was about this time snow was on the ground one of our lads became ill. He was a lad from Hastings, in the 5th Sussex Regiment, twenty one years old, name Frank Smith.
Tag: John Button
This Rye’s Own collection brings together articles connected with John Button, drawing news, memories and magazine features into one path through the archive. Stories such as “Down Rye Way”, “The Long Journey:Part 3”, and “The Rye Fishing Fleet” give the collection its range and its distinctly local texture. It is a collection to browse for both the main story and the small, telling details that a local magazine notices.
The Rye Fishing Fleet
Tough Men Doing a Dangerous Job ‘Harry Hotspur’, Silver Fern,‘Rother Lass, Bold Venture’, ‘Kerrigan’ it seems a bit like an accumulator bet for a race meeting – in fact the names are not those of horses but of fishing boats.
Down Rye Way
RYE PERSONALITIES by Elaine Peprell John Button John Button was born in Rye 46 years ago. Into those 46 years he has packed more adventures and experiences than any 10 average men put together. He initially attended the Mermaid Street School, but spent some of his later school