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'Victory Euphoria', Thursley History Society's exhibition to celebrate the 80th anniversary of VE Day, Thursday 8th May 2025

  • David Young
  • May 6
  • 3 min read

Updated: 5 minutes ago

The exhibition, entitled 'Victory Euphoria', was the brainchild of the Thursley History Society's Chairman, Sally Scheffers. She spent many months asking Thursley villagers past and present to search their memories and photograph albums for stories about their relatives' experiences during World War 2. The result was an extraordinary exhibition of over 100 entries, albums and objects of interest most of which can be accessed from this main entry. All other entries have been cross-referenced.


Welcome from Sally Scheffers:


The main hall consisted of stories, desriptions of events and places and objects in display boxes


This farm was made by Anthony's Langdale's mother in 1942 out of orange boxes. She made it for her three sons to play with. She and her husband, Arthur, ran a farm in Sussex and there were land girls on the farm
This farm was made by Anthony's Langdale's mother in 1942 out of orange boxes. She made it for her three sons to play with. She and her husband, Arthur, ran a farm in Sussex and there were land girls on the farm

The north hall was used as a reading room
The north hall was used as a reading room


The exhibition consisted of:


PEOPLE


  • Sir Malcolm Arnold

  • Mary Bennett

  • Air Vice Marshal Denis Breakey

  • Russell Brockbank

  • Admiral Sir John Bush

  • Reg and Elsie Cottle

  • Jean Chopping

  • Squ Ldr P F Clayton

  • Frank Debono

  • Major William Arthur Kirwan Dickinson

  • Sheila Dickinson

  • H A L Fisher

  • Lettice Fisher

  • Steven Frank

  • Bruce Austin Fraser

  • Eddie Gale

  • Robert Goble

  • Wing Commander Charles W Gore

  • Vincent Grygelis

  • Rudolf Hess

  • Ernest John (Jack) Hesmondhalgh 

  • F/Sgt Robert Henry Houldey

  • Colonel Christopher Hutt

  • Kate Jensen

  • Ann Levy

  • Jeffrey Malton

  • David Man

  • 'Topsy' and Christopher Man 

  • Hilda Matheson

  • Kenneth Mathews

  • Noelle Mendelssohn

  • Raymond Monnery

  • Arthur Moss

  • Edward Osborn

  • Tom and Grace Ranson

  • Robbie Robinson

  • Peter Scheffers

  • Joyce and Tony Secrett

  • Robert Sharland

  • Sir Roger Stevens

  • Jack Stimpson

  • Jo Streatfield-James

  • Sally Streatfield-James

  • Carl August Hendrik Swift and Joan Betty Swift

  • Charles James Treadwell

  • Christina-Maria van den Toorn

  • Paul Von Oldecop 

  • Tim and Margaret Walsh

  • Monica Whately

  • Michael Wyatt

  • John and Madge Young


It was hoped that by clicking on the surnames above, you would be able to connect to the individuals you wished to read about, unfortunately this proved to be difficult and so the pdf below was created. It has a contents page so that it can be both searched and navigated quite easily:



Here is a sample entry:






This is just one of the over 90 white plaques that Sally Scheffers made for the exhibition. Each one commemorates a person featured in the displays or stories.
This is just one of the over 90 white plaques that Sally Scheffers made for the exhibition. Each one commemorates a person featured in the displays or stories.


EVENTS, PLACES & THINGS


  • 1939 Register

  • Admiralty Signal Establishment

  • Aircraft Recognition Journal

  • The Camp

  • Canadians in Thursley

  • 'Doodlebugs'

  • Farnham Castle

  • Gee Radio Navigation System

  • Hitler's Black Book

  • Life in Thursley During World War II

  • Life in Tweedsmuir Camp with the Lorne Scots Regiment

  • Marriages in World War II

  • Queen Victoria Rifles

  • Siege of Calais

  • Thursley Horticultural Society in WW2

  • Thursley's Home Guard

  • Tweedsmuir Camp

  • VJ-Day 15th August 2025

  • Voluntary Positions of Thursley's Non-Conscripted Residents

  • Women's Land Army

  • YMCA


Like the People section above, these entries can be found a searchable pdf:



Here is a sample entry:








DISPLAY CASES


These crocheted dolls, some fashioned over chicken wishbones, were lent by Marion O'Brien
These crocheted dolls, some fashioned over chicken wishbones, were lent by Marion O'Brien

Mein Kampf in blue on the left and a Jewish Anti-Nazi novel in yellow in the middle


Medals from many theatres of war
Medals from many theatres of war

The Camp was produced for POW's by the Germans


Includes Jeffrey Malton's Log Books






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