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1942 in the United Kingdom

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1942 in the United Kingdom
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Constituent countries of the United Kingdom
Northern Ireland | Scotland | Wales
Popular culture

Events from the year 1942 in the United Kingdom. The year was dominated by the Second World War.

Incumbents

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Events

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Publications

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Births

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January – April

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May – August

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September – December

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Deaths

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "The Sneyd Colliery Explosion 1st Jan 1942". HealeyHero. Retrieved 15 October 2010.
  2. ^ Forster, Chris (27 June 2013). "Typography versus Hitler – The Book Production War Economy Agreement". Chris Forster. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
  3. ^ Shaw, Antony (2005). World War II Day By Day. Staplehurst: Spellmount. ISBN 1-86227-304-9.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Penguin Pocket On This Day. Penguin Reference Library. 2006. ISBN 0-14-102715-0.
  5. ^ "Liverpool and its Chinese Seamen". Retrieved 24 March 2011.[dead link]
  6. ^ a b c d Ruddy, Austin J. (2019). The Home Front 1939-1945 in 100 Objects. Barnsley: Frontline Books. ISBN 9-781-52674-086-1.
  7. ^ "Women's Timber Corps Memorial". Forestry Commission Scotland. Archived from the original on 7 September 2010. Retrieved 22 October 2010.
  8. ^ "Tried to dig a way out with pick head". Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. 27 April 1942. p. 3. Retrieved 3 March 2016. (subscription required)
  9. ^ "Britain's 'Anthrax Island'". BBC. 25 July 2001. Retrieved 27 June 2010.
  10. ^ O'Donnell, Conal (11 November 2004). "Breckland Exodus - The Forced Evacuation of the Norfolk Battle Area 1942". WW2 People's War. BBC. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  11. ^ "Mrs. Miniver (1942)". Reel Classics. Archived from the original on 2 May 2008. Retrieved 28 April 2008.
  12. ^ "The Brains Trust". Radio Days. Archived from the original on 8 October 2010. Retrieved 6 October 2010.
  13. ^ Palmer, Alan; Palmer, Veronica (1992). The Chronology of British History. London: Century Ltd. pp. 389–390. ISBN 0-7126-5616-2.
  14. ^ "Nazi Atrocities". The Times. No. 49380. London. 30 October 1942. p. 2.
  15. ^ "Hats – New Church 'Rule'". Daily Herald. London. 7 November 1942. p. 3.
  16. ^ "The 20th Century". Federation of Bakers. 2007. Archived from the original on 11 July 2007. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
  17. ^ Sir Frank Williams, 1942-2021 – F1’s champion-maker remembered
  18. ^ Lynn Davies
  19. ^ Boris Johnson's mother, Charlotte Johnson Wahl, dies aged 79
  20. ^ "Patricia Brake obituary". The Guardian. 30 May 2022. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  21. ^ Obituary: Ernie Ross
  22. ^ Tribute to ‘true gentleman’ Lord James Douglas-Hamilton
  23. ^ "Jones, Elias Henry". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 10 November 2013.