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R C Sherriff in uniform after enlisting c 1916

Surrey History Centre has received £56,900 from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) for a First World War commemoration project, To Journey’s End and Beyond: the Life and Legacy of R C Sherriff. The project will preserve the extensive archive and celebrate the cultural legacy of the Surrey playwright R C Sherriff, in particular his play ‘Journey’s End’, the action of which takes place in a British dugout on the eve of the great German offensive of March 1918. Find out more on the Exploring Surrey’s Past website.