At the outbreak of the First World War a meeting was held at Filby to encourage men to join up and fight. Twenty (20) men gave their names that day.
On Wednesday 31st December 1919 a dinner was held for the eighty plus men who returned. At least seventeen (17) did not return.
We are researching the names of those who attended this dinner, we've found about seventeen or so so far, and putting together brief biographies.
The original report was published in the Yarmouth Mercury on the 10th January 1920.
After the end of the Second World War Filby also held a dinner for those returning from the services.
On Sunday 6th July 2008 a memorial, situated at The Pound, was dedicated to the Far East Prisoners of War.
Om Sunday 19th July 2009 the original temporary memorial was replaced by a permanent one designed and constructed by Tom Green.
For a relatively small community it would appear that Filby has fully played its part in the defence of this country. We would like to try to tell the stories of those who served.
Filby has two memorials to its war dead.
One is situated at the Church and the other, which is also being researched and is show below, at the school.
Please check these pages regularly as a lot still needs to be done.
If you have any information or photographs which will help us to tell the story of these men please email the address below or telephone Lesley on 01493 369536.
To link to the war memorial pages please click here.
To see pictures of the memorial at the church please click here
