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131982

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Description

The Leader Diary for 1945 belonging to Tony Simmonds. Monday 6 August - Sunday 19 August covering Victory over Japan (VJ Day). 'THE GREATEST DAY THE WORLD HAS EVER KNOWN'.

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Categories

Timeline / World War Two (1939-1945)

Collections / Community History

Collections / Local & Social History

Learning Themes / WW2

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Credit

Royal Pavilion & Museums, Brighton & Hove

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Licence

CC BY-SA

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Diary

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Creator (of Artwork / Object)

Tony Simmonds

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Date Created (of Object / Artwork)

1944-1945

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Description (Object or Artwork)

This is a paper 'Leader Diary' for 1945. The diary entries are hand written and include descriptions of events in Brighton leading up to VE day, and VE day itself, on 15 August 1945. The diary was written by the donor as a schoolboy in Brighton. The diary was made in the United Kingdom in 1944.

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