Newspaper events

There are over 10,000 events listed in these indexes, chosen as significant by volunteers who searched six local newspapers:

A complete set of newspapers, containing all the articles indexed, can be viewed, on keyword searchable DVDs, at Worthing Library, Crawley Library and West Sussex Record Office.

These libraries have a local newspaper for 1914-18 on DVD, also keyword searchable, relevant to their area: Bognor Regis, Burgess Hill, East Grinstead, Horsham and Littlehampton.

To find out which newspapers are included in the events index and also where you can view 1914-18 newspapers, see the supporting documents below.

An index, listing substantial articles in local newspapers about men and women involved in the war, at home and abroad can be found on the People at War page.

Supporting documents

• Newspapers included in the events index (PDF, 48KB)
• WW1 Local newspapers in West Sussex (PDF, 51KB)
• Newspaper events by date (PDF, 3MB)
• Newspaper events by title (PDF, 3MB)
• Newspaper events by place (PDF, 3MB)