'Christmas at the Front'
Thursday, 3 December 2026
- Time
- 19:00 - 20:15
- Venue
- Bridge Cottage, Uckfield, TN22 1AZ
- Price
- Uckfield Heritage members £8, non-members £10
Local history talk by Andy Stuart
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The WW1 'Christmas Truce' has become legendary. However, for most soldiers on active service, it was a rumour from somewhere else. Instead of the 'Truce', this talk looks at some forgotten incidents of the war and most men's real experience of Christmas at the front. A Royal gift box, food and drink in the trenches, 'Gunfire Tea' served by the officers, the first aerial bombs, the challenge of snow and a great, criminal gambling scam.
There was much more to a Great War Christmas than the story of the truce, and Andy Stuart will these explore in this talk.
There was much more to a Great War Christmas than the story of the truce, and Andy Stuart will these explore in this talk.
Venue
Bridge Cottage
High Street
Uckfield
TN22 1AZ
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