Important things in 1943?

Question

does anyone know anything about Britain-1943, mainly things that were happening in the countryside? Or does anyone have a link to a page about something like this?

Please don't say do your own homework as i genuinely tried but could find anything except that there was the war, and somerset's flying squad was in Japan or something...

Please help!!!

Answer 1

my gran was a year old then and would have been sharing a room in a farmhouse with about ten brothers and sisters - there were 14 altogether - this seemed to be the norm then as they didnt believe in birth control back then. her father was very strict as the men were back then and the mum didnt get involved in the discipline her role was to cook, clean and look after the children while he worked on the farm where the children would later start their working life. hope this helps.

Answer 2

Excerpts from wikipedia:
On May 19th, Winston Churchill addressed a joint session of the U.S. Congress, where they set May 1st 1944 as the date for the cross-English Channel landing.

The Regency Act of 1943 was passed allowing Counsellors of State absent during the Sovereign's absence not to be listed among the appointments; and that the heir-apparent or presumptive to the Throne need only to be 18 to be a Counsellor.

More information, relating to birth, dates and events can be found on the Wikipedia link below. I hope this helps.

Answer 3

Children were evacuated from London during the blitz, taken in by various families in the countryside.

Answer 4

Beatle George Harrison was born

Answer 5

Have a look at
http://www.iln.org.uk/iln_years/year/1943.htm

A lot of the news is war related, but there are other snippets too

And also try
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1943_in_the_United_Kingdom