Nottinghamshire Remembers

Image of VE Day street party in Nottinghamshire

Step back in time and explore Nottinghamshire’s history 

From the home front to the home guard. From the armed forces to air raids and the ARP. From war work to wartime in Nottinghamshire...

Explore some of the photographs from World War II, VE and VJ Day celebrations from 75 years ago, and look back at our history.

The Burma Star Association is a British veterans' association for ex-servicemen and women of all services who served in the Burma Campaign of World War II. The criterion for membership is the award of the Burma Star for service in Burma during World War II for the necessary qualifying period or the Pacific Star with Burma Clasp.

The Association was first formed on 26 February 1951 to promote comradeship and the welfare of its members. The arduous nature of the Burma Campaign has been recognised and permission granted to the members to wear a replica of the Burma Star in a lapel badge and cap badge.

DEKHO! the journal of the Association, continues to be produced three times a year to help all those, who are unable to get out and meet their former comrades, to keep in touch with what events are going on in the Burma Star Association.

Read about the battalion of the Sherwood Foresters based in India in 1943

Why not leave a message of thanks on the Royal British Legion's VJ Day interactive map?

To mark the 75th anniversary of VJ Day, the Royal British Legion have created an interactive map where you can discover stories untold and leave a message of thanks to help ensure the contribution of those who served in the Far East is not forgotten. 

Leave a message

Explore history in pictures...

From the home guard, land army and armed forces, to evacuation, prisoners of war and wartime Nottinghamshire.

Inspire have collated photos from our archives to allow you to step back in time and see what life was like during the Second World War.

Look back at how communities across Nottinghamshire celebrated both VE and VJ Day.

Explore photo archive

VJ Day 75 Anniversary Service 

Take a VJ Day 75 virtual tour of the National Memorial Arboretum at Alrewas, Staffordshire. See some of the memorials with links to the Second World War and VE Day.

Download Our VJ Day Guided Walk

Find out more about NMA's 75th VJ Day remembrance events.

Discover the untold stories of WWII

Bring you backstory to life by tracing your family history through Ancestry. They are providing free access to selected worldwide records until Sunday 16 August to mark VJ Day.  From the 1939 Register to U.S WWII Draft Cards - what personal stories will you uncover?

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Send in your photos, stories and memories

We'd love to see photos and hear stories and memories from those who experienced VJ Day or stories that have been passed down in your families. Share photos and stories with us on Facebook and Twitter and using #Notts75 or #NottsRemembers.

Be part of 'life in lock-down' history

Our cultural partners, Inspire, want to collect photos and videos from residents across Nottinghamshire marking VJ Day in their homes to create a photo archive to commemorate the 75th anniversary that we can can look back on in years to come. So share your photos and videos from your VJ Day celebrations and become part of 'life in lock-down'.

Submit photo or video to Inspire Archives

Veteran stories

Gunner Matthew Richard George Humphrey served in the Royal Artillery; WWII and Korea veteran. Now aged 98, George resides in Nottinghamshire and is a lifetime member of the Warsop Royal British Legion and Burma Star Association.

"Following the end of the war in Europe, our aim was to finish the campaign in Burma and get home safely to our families."

Image of VJ Veteran George then and now

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