Search the archiveCurrently displaying: 6 results. Clear the searchYou've searched for:Subject: "Newport at War" xarea: "Landward area" x Search term Filter by Format Document (2)Journal (1)Map (1)Newspaper cutting (1)Photograph (1)Filter by Decade 1890s (1)1900s (1)1930s (2)1940s (4)Filter by Century 19th (1) Sort by: RelevanceTitleOldestNewest Arrangements for Arrival of Evacuees in Fife Newspaper cutting explaining arrangements in event of arrival of evacuees in Fife. Air Raid Diary Entry in local air raid diary highlighting a bomb at Cliff Cottage, Chesterhill. Boer War: Newport Volunteers Six members of the local Artillery Volunteers went to fight in the Boer War (1899 - 1902). They left from Newport Station and James Duncan, Stationmaster, gave them all return tickets. Sadly, only one returned. A memorial plaque to the other five was unveiled in the Leng Chapel of Vicarsford cemetery on 24 May 1902. Record of Air Raid Record of air raid on St. Andrews when Newport rescue party assisted. Dunkirk Rescue Certificate Walter Fearn's Dunkirk Rescue Certificate. World War II Emergency Fife Evacuation Plan Rather an alarming map showing the routes that civilians should follow in the event of a German invasion in World War II. From Newport and Wormit we should head to Gauldry and along the river to Newburgh. Invasion along the Fife coast, or indeed anywhere on the Scottish east coast, was quite possible for the ...