Churchill Gallery

Churchills praise for RAF Pilots

"Never was so much owed by so many to so few" - Prime Minister Winston Churchill from a speech made on 20th August 1940, in reference to the bravery of the pilots of the Royal Air Force (RAF) during the Battle of Britain, the pivotal air battle with the German Luftwaffe with Britain expecting a German invasion.
circa 1941

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Churchill speaking at Theydon Bois

In a speech at Theydon Bois on 27th August, Winston Churchill declared that the whole state of Europe was moving steadily towards a climax which could not be long delayed. "War is certainly not inevitable" he said, but he argued that danger to peace would not be removed until the vast German armies which had been called up had been dispersed. Date: 1938

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Members of the Nevill Golf Club

A selection of celebrity golfers from the Nevill Golf Club, Tunbridge Wells. Clockwise from top left: G.H Blanksby, L.J Langford, H. Churchill, A.J Haward, R.N Torpy, Harry Amos, A.E Quaife, F.G.C Weare, Lt. Col. G. L Cattell and J.M Wilkinson, with a central trio of F.S Harries, Brig. Gen H.O Knox and Miss Dorothy Pearson, the 1933 English Ladies Championship winner

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