ONE hundred years ago, Surrey was playing its part in the first global war between modern, industrial nations, writes Kirsty Benn, of Surrey History Centre. It was a war which called for previously unthinkable sacrifices by the county's people. How did Surrey answer the call?In the village of Woldingham, at 4pm on Tuesday, August 4 1914, Miss Richardson, the postmistress, pinned up the mobilisation notice for the Special Reserve which the policeman had brought earlier.The Post Office and...
