Midhurst WW2 Memoirs: 1. A Place Dear to My Heart

A region of picturesque and sylvan beauty that I have never seen equalled.' - Benjamin Disraeli. 1870.

By British standards, Midhurst in West Sussex, was always a sleepy town, becoming that way due to its enviable geographical position in the midst of the award winning rural countryside of the South Downs National Park.

WW2 activity filled it to capacity with troops from Canada, USA and those European Countries over-run by Hitler. To make matters even more onerous for its sleepy residents, h...