ABINGDON will remember the Second World War at the weekend with a group of re-enactors gathering at the town’s lock.

Thames at War is a 1940s day taking place on Sunday at Abingdon Lock.

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The event is being staged to commemorate the men and women of the Upper Thames Patrol, which was started in Abingdon in 1939 by Abingdon MP Sir Ralph Glyn.

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The UTP was the water borne Home Guard and charged with protecting the Thames, its locks and bridges against potential invasion and saboteurs during the war.

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The event will bring together re-enactors, exhibitions, live music, military and period vehicles and period boats including Dunkirk little ships.

Oxford Mail:

There will be an unveiling of a plaque to commemorate the UTP in the afternoon by local historian Bill King and there will also be a Winston Churchill re-enactor.

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The 1940s day runs from 10am to 4pm.

For more information abou the event visit thamesatwar.co.uk