Newspaper Articles
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Newspapers (Cumberland & Westmorland)
It is unclear how much was written about the Border Regiment during the war, suffice to say the press would have been eager to keep the local population informed of overseas action.
A great deal can be learned from reading articles relating to the Border Regiment, especially if coming across uncharted territory. Throughout the First World War across the nation, local and national newspapers were buzzing with stories from the front line, giving on a daily basis to the people back home a variety of reports of what was happening to our men overseas. On many occasions the news was less desireable but there were times of celebration, all be it if only for short periods of time.
Propaganda was rife and war adverts and reports portrayed the British Tommies as brave and heroic men, yet the enemy did not fare so well. Many articles are short, some are quite lengthy but they should all be taken for what they are, articles written at a time of war (except those articles written during inter-war peace times and more modern times) that provide an insight to what was happening in the trenches, the battlefields, the hospitals and also at home. Some stories are almost comical in nature, some descriptive and some heartfelt.
The nation mourned the loss of so many men in what many called a needless slaughter, and for small towns and villages the loss of a generation of men was more apparent as time went on.
The Index
There are several Cumberland and Westmorland newspapers as well as present day Cumbrian newspapers that tell the stories, of all kinds, of the men of the Border Regiment. In recent years, however, the articles tend to provide us of reminders of bygone times and more often than not, tributes of those who served over 90 years ago.
This wiki project intends to bring together a variety of newspaper articles of any kind relating to the Border Regiment and pay a fitting tribute to the men for the horrors they had to endure and to those who lost their lives.
How to use this index
Browse through the list on the right and click on any newspaper. This will take you to the newspaper's individual index page (unless the page does not yet exist, shown by a red link), where another list of newspaper articles will be presented. To view an article, simply click on the article link and you will be taken to the article page. To return to the index either click on the Back to: link at the top of every page or click the back button on your web browser.
Notes
- The following is a basic listing of the newspapers of Cumberland and Westmorland (inc. present day Cumbria), which gives an idea of the number of publications that were available from the 1800's[2] onwards.
- For a comprehensive listing see the Cumberland and Westmorland Newspaper Index, which lists every newspaper from both counties.
- The newspapers here are listed alphabetically.
- Articles within each newspaper section is listed by published date first, then alphabetically.
- Links that are red link to pages that do not exist yet; there are no articles for those newspapers.
- Articles in this index also pre and post date WW1.
| Please help improve this article by expanding it! If you have any newspaper articles, stories or obituaries about the Border Regiment I would be very interested in adding them to this site. If you can, please help by either adding them to this project or by contacting Admin |
References / notes
- ↑ Many thanks to Neil Hodgkinson, editor of The Cumberland News and The News and Star, for giving permission to show some their articles linked to the below index. Permission has also been granted by the editor to show The Cumberland News logo here.
- ↑ The Cumberland Paquet series dates from the 1770's and ran through to early 1900's in various different forms.
