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- 15th January 2016
100 years ago the Worcester Herald published a letter from the trenches sent by John MacRae, vicar of All Saints Worcester, describing life in France. John had recently gone out as a Chaplain and his letter provides an insight into daily life. Chaplains served throughout the army, and many will have heard of MacRae’s fellow...
- 18th June 2015
Today is the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo and we’ve been looking for documents and sources relating to the famous battle within our collections here at Worcestershire Archives. Here is the story as it was told in the Worcester Herald of 24 June 1815. In the days before TV and radio this was...