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WELCOME HOME To the Skegness Men who Served and Won
DINNER AT THE PAVILION Splendid Reception

Skegness townspeople last night gave a Welcome Home to all the men of  Skegness who served in H.M. Forces during the War on Sea, Land, or in the Air, and nearly 300 were present at the dinner given in their honour. [...]

Ten years after WW1, a very-much-alive ex-soldier living in Skegness, is told that his grave has been found in Belgium after an identity mix-up! But WHO is the soldier in the grave?

Skegness Man’s Surprise
ON LEARNING THAT HIS GRAVE HAS BEEN FOUND IN FRANCE
It would come as a shock to most people to learn that they [...]

THE ESCAPED GERMAN PRISONERS
HOW A CAR WAS STOPPED
SPLENDID MARKSMANSHIP
MUST HAVE BEEN A READER OF SEXTON BLAKE
At Spilsby Petty Sessions on Monday last, Albert G. Dyke, managing director of R. M. Wright and Co., Ltd., automobile engineers, Lincoln, was summoned for driving a motor car and failing to stop and answer questions when required to do [...]

AN ARTIST CHRISTMAS CARD By SAPPER A. W. PORTER, R.E.
We have just seen a splendid Christmas card designed by Sapper A. W. Porter, of the Royal Engineers, only son of Mr. and Mrs. A. T. M. Porter, Ida Road, Skegness.
The card has been designed for the Scottish Division in France, to which the artist is [...]

Roll of Honour in the Pleasure Gardens
The Roll of Honour of the Skegness men who have joined the colours in any branch of the Service has been placed at the Pleasure Garden entrance.
Over 400 names are inscribed, of which 8 are missing, 40 are wounded, and 22 men who have died in the glorious cause [...]

Lieut. Eggleston Wounded
News has come to hand of the serious condition of Lieut. Eggleston, only son of Mr and Mrs A J Eggleston, who was wounded a short time ago in the arm and shoulder. Whilst lying in the hospital, we understand, it was vigorously shelled, and the removal of the patients caused considerable anxiety [...]

Lost Hats
It is rumoured that 47 people lost their hats in Skegness last Saturday night. Well, we saw more than one who had got a “tin hat” on!
Source: Skegness, Mablethorpe and Alford News 1916

This little satire, written by Louis Syberkrop on 28th June, 1917, was printed as a propaganda pamphlet issued to help persuade America to join France, England and Russia against Germany. The composition was said to have “become an elephant on his hands”. Letters were pouring in from every State of the Union and Canada inquiring [...]

During the winter months visits will be made to the seashore by anti-aircraft squadrons for the purpose of practice. These practices may take place either during the day or night, and the inhabitants of Skegness are requested not to be alarmed whenever they may hear the reports from the guns.
Source: Skegness, Mablethorpe and Alford News [...]

The Gun’s Week
Can Skegness Secure a 9.2 Howitzer
A Gun Week will be held in Skegness, commencing Monday October 21st, and if the town can raise £5 per head of its population during the week they will be presented with a suitably engraved 15in shell. But the Central Adjudication are hoping for bigger efforts and want [...]