A mystery album has fallen into my possession. The photos suggest it belonged to a wealthy, well-travelled but thus far unidentified family. No doubt Puffins will help me to solve the puzzle but first, two [more…]
Breakfast His place was laid, The messroom clock struck eight The sun shone through the window On his chair. No one commented on his fate, Save for a headshake here and there; Only old George [more…]
There have been a number of books on the disaster that overran Oradour-sur-Glane on Saturday June 10th 1944 but this is the first one that I have read that finely details the lives of the [more…]
Their neighbours in the luxury apartment block on the swanky Prinzregentenplatz in Munich knew that the couple in Flat 16 had a volatile relationship. What was less clear was the nature of that relationship. He [more…]
With all the fuss surrounding the marking of the centenary of the End of War to end all Wars, one name was sadly missing from most reports. Step forward one Fortunio Matania. Who he? Draw [more…]
Last week a GP crew visited The Tank Museum, Bovington. Even with the short notice given we were a group of eight two groups of four. It was a pleasure to meet some new puffins. [more…]
We can only assume but I am certain that most Governments, on most days would surely like to be able to bang someone up in jail at the drop of a hat. On the 1st [more…]
Dedicated to all those who have served & those still serving. 19,000 British soldiers died on July 1st 1916, the first day of the Somme campaign. As well as marking and recording existing graves, the [more…]
This is a story about one of the rebels against British rule over Ireland and about one incident in that rebellion in the early 20th century. Emmet Dalton was born in the United States in [more…]
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