Ray Fordham worked at the RAW when it closed and among the documents and photographs that were being thrown away he saved some of those that related to local history and family history.
He had over his retirement been recording the details into a number of databases, some of which are already on our web site.
Now the Society has been given the records that relate to the Bombing of the Arsenal in WW2 and those people killed or injured in the attacks. The attacks were not limited to just the RAW site but some bombs damaged the houses in the surrounding borough and contiguous parishes.
The casualty lists and bomb site databases will be processed by the Society and made available on our web site.
Watch our web site for our progress.
In the meantime, we will be running a workshop on the 3rd August to consider the sources that are available to help us understand the people, their jobs and the conditions they endured.