Visitors to a three day show in Wiltshire were able to step back in time and experience a novel way of learning about military history.
The White Horse Military show took place in South Wraxall, near Melksham, between Friday, August 15, and Sunday, August 17, and saw scores of people participate in the fun.
Visitors were treated to timeline from the Napoleonic era right the way through to the first Gulf War.
The show also featured performances from re-enactment groups from times of America frontier and American Civil war.
The show venue was created and built by re-enactors, film, television, and theatre enthusiasts using old film sets as well as recycling and creating new sets as part of the show that attracted hundreds making it feel like you have just stepped through the screen of your TV into an old war film.
Organisers said they were aiming to create a friendly, high-quality, non-commercial, non-profit show for Wiltshire, to celebrate the armed forces and help educate the public of the History, in a way of learning without being totally being immersed in history.
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It was also hoped the show would give young people a chance to see what can be achieved with the use of art and crafting and a strong determination to make it happen.
Among the displays of vehicles and troops was demonstrations going on from Vietnam to Home Front WW2 England. There were also scenes being played out by “History In Motion” theatre group in many areas of the show and, the audience will have to choosing which character to follow as they travel through different timelines and areas throughout the show.
In separate areas were different time exhibits showing periods in history with 700 re-enactors and living history groups showing in some of the set builds made from recycled Film & TV sets throughout the 50 acres show field.
Among the exhibitors were Melksham’s Tony and Sue Horton of 1940s homemakers showing visitors their 1940s styled home with Sue nursing an injury from a make-believe blast.
Proudly show a war time vehicle was Mary Roberts with her rare Morris Commercial Ambulance she has affectionally named ‘Amber’.
The former teacher said: “I just love these types of shows as it gives an insight to how life was like in the years gone by. My interest initially was in war time motorcycle and then I searched for a motor vehicle of that era to find the rare Morris thought to be the only one of its kind in the UK and I just had to have it.”
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