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Debenham, Suffolk: The War as Experienced by Kitchener鈥檚 Cousin

World War One At Home

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While the finger of Lord Kitchener pointed out from recruitment posters across the country during the early stages of World War One, for his cousins in the Suffolk town of Debenham life was changing dramatically. The men who worked for the family cider making business went to war, leaving Peronelle, whose father JB Chevallier was running the company at the time, to experience a new found freedom. Kate Arkell鈥檚 been to Aspall Hall to find out more. Location: Aspall Hall, Debenham, Stow Market, Suffolk IP14 6PD Image: When Lord Kitchener came to Debenham in 1902. Photograph courtesy of Henry Chevallier-Guild

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