the Locke Kings and Lady Onslow. Brooklands House was used as a Red Cross Hospital during the war itself and on its second anniversary a celebration was held with the Newfoundland Band and their mascot, a huge sable dog. At Brooklands itself aircraft manufacture was taking place and aeroplanes were being flown from the aerodrome by the Royal Flying Corps. These training flights often resulted in tragedy, as reported in newspapers of the time, and it is said that it was more dangerous training than flying on the Western Front. Imogen highlighted one apprentice carpenter at Brooklands who was very keen on model aircraft and would watch aircraft fly at Brooklands prior to the war. He was taken on as an apprentice at Martinsyde, which was the third largest British aircraft manufacturer during World War One and went on to great things as the designer of the Hurricane – his name was Sir Sydney Camm. Local fund-raising was also highlighted, as were
efforts to house Belgian and French refugees in Weybridge. Ladies organised whist drives and knitted clothes to sell to raise funds for refugees, raising £800 between 1914 and 1917, and local residents were asked to loan their ‘car and chauffeur’ to help with transportation to take mu- nitions workers to Brooklands on shift work – 1.00pm to 6.00pm and 7.30pm to 10.30pm. They also took patients from the Red Cross Hospital for ‘therapeutic drives’ in the Surrey countryside. These are just samples of many stories that the
project team has uncovered and they are looking for more. If you have family stories relating to Surrey and the Great War then please get in touch with the project via their website (
www.sur-
reyinthegreatwar.org.uk). They are also looking at how the Great War affected ordinary people
Henry Stanley’s heart (Surrey in the Great War).
A flying fatality reported in the Surrey Advertiser 20th March 1918.
Red Cross Field Day at Brooklands in 1914 (Surrey in the Great War).
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following the cessation of hostilities right through to World War Two and beyond. You can hear the talk on our podcast by going to the
BTM.TV archive page on the Members’ website (
www.brooklandsmembers.co.uk). Tim Morris
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