The War to End all Wars - A Zeppelin Over Yarwell

With the anniversary of the start of the First World War rapidly approaching, the Prebendal Manor Tithe Barn Museum has joined with other groups to mark the occasion.

We are concentrating on the effect that the war had on Nassington and other local villages.

The war had a great effect on those that returned.

Herbert Mee. 1938

One such person was Herbert Mee, whose family lived in the Prebendal manor.

During the archaeological excavations in the front garden, the remains of a small bonfire were discovered just below the top soil. Two pieces of metal alloy metal were in the ashes. 

Herbert Mee's army shoulder badge and his dog tag

                                                                A shoulder badge of the East Surrey regiment. 

A dog tag is inscribed:

PTE. H MEE. 

7142 

CE 

7B. E. SURREY.

(CE is for his religion, church of England)

It would seem that Herbert returned from the war and burned his memories of it in the garden.

He had been wounded and received shrapnel in his leg.