Wirral at War

The Wirral Peninsula in northwest England experienced the tragedies and hardships of war at first hand during the two world wars. Many residents lost their lives in the conflict both in active combat throughout the world and as a result of the Wirral being a target in itself, particularly around the docks and Birkenhead and Wallasey in the Second World War. Both wars had a devastating effect on local communities through the loss of life, the destruction of familiar places through intensive ...