GREATWAR DAY
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The 10th Essex Living History Group Privates wielding their bayonets (Katharine Allen).
he Museum’s third annual Great War 100 Day on Sunday 25th September highlighted the expanded role of Brooklands in 1916 and the rapid increase in aircraft production. The first true Vickers fighter to go into
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production at Brooklands was the Gunbus, the world’s first aircraft specifically designed to carry a machine gun. This was followed towards the end of the war by the twin-engined Vimy, a long- range bomber. The Museum’s replica Vickers Vimy was back on display for the day, in its new purpose-built pavilion. Gracing the grass areas of the Paddock were living history groups representing World War I infantry. These included Nimy Company which is dedicated to keeping alive the memory of the 4th Battalion Royal Fusiliers and, by the railings, the 10th Essex Living History Group set up camp with personnel in military
uniform and equipment. Next to them was ‘Agatha’, a Ford
Model T ambulance, part of a display commem- orating the role of the First Aid Yeomanry Corps during WWI.
Clive Watson’s 1912 Standard (Roddy Garnett). 7
On the grass opposite, Surrey Heritage were busy throughout the day talking to the public about their Heritage Lottery-funded project, Surrey in the Great War: A County Remembers. Also in the Paddock was a selection of stunning pre- 1919 vehicles, including John Dennis’s 1902 Dennis Tonneau P. 26 and a 1905 Rolls-Royce Light 20. This is one of only two surviving examples of the model, making it one of the earliest surviving Rolls-Royce vehicles. At 11.00am the site roared to life with the sound of the Sopwith Camel’s original 1917 Clerget engine starting at the first try, with the 1940 Bellman Hangar acting as a fitting backdrop.
Ford Model T ambulance (Roddy Garnett).
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