sussex in ww2

HOW LIFE IN SUSSEX CHANGED IN WORLD WAR 2


‘We shall not flag or fail. We shall go to the end. We shall defend our island whatever the cost may be. We shall fight on the beaches. We shall fight on the landing grounds. We shall fight in the fields and in the streets. We shall fight in the hills. We shall never surrender.’
Winston Churchill – May 1940


Life in Sussex changed a lot during the Second World War. Sussex suffered from the same problems as the rest of the country. Problems like rationing in which people had amounts of food limited to ensure everyone got their fair share.

Amount of food in rations per person per week
Bacon 6oz
Cheese 4oz
Butter 4oz
Eggs 2
Milk 1 pint
Tea 3oz
Sugar 12oz
Sweets 3oz
Dried milk 4 pints a week
Dried eggs 12 every eight weeks

While this isn’t a lot of food and it puts great limitations on diet a lot of people were in favour of rationi...