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On this day in Harwich and Dovercourt

1952 A Dovercourt man who claimed he saved the life of the then Prime Minister Winston Churchill, was sent a book personally signed by him. Ralph Creasey of Lee Road, said he had ridden into "No Man's Land" and brought back Mr Churchill during the Boer War in 1900.
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World War 1 Submarines

Posted in Site Updates on Saturday, July 5th, 2014

HMS D1 Added

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