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Bombs Over Brownhills

Posted on July 28, 2013 by BrownhillsBob

Now, this is a great article for a lazy Sunday, and one which I suspect may raise some comment within the local history community, where I know there to be still much debate about the war and exactly how Brownhills was hit by enemy air attacks.
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Posted in Brownhills stuff, Churches, Clayhanger stuff, Environment, Followups, Interesting photos, Local Blogs, Local History, Local media, News, Shared media, Shared memories, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall Wood stuff | Tagged 32Nd (Aldridge) Battalion, air raid., Aldridge Home Guard, Bill Challis, bombs, Brownhills, Brownhills Fire Brigade, Brownhills Fire Station, Brownhills local history, Canal, fields, Greg Challis, Horse, incendiary, Kynock, local blogs, Local History, Memories of Brownhills Past, Methodist Church, New Photos, Selwyn Smith, South Staffordshire Home Guard, Staffordshire, Walsall Wood, war | 16 Comments
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