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The War Correspondent, Part One

5th May 2022 Going Postal 0

Another chapter from “Special Assignment” by my uncle John Alldridge (published in 1960 and now long out of print) When the first great war correspondent, William Howard Russell, went out to the Crimea for the [more…]

20th Century

What did you do in the war grandad?

17th March 2022 Going Postal 0

This is the brief story of my grandad and his part in the war. Here is a picture of George with who we think is his grandmother in the early 1900s. George Gilfoyle was born [more…]

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Nostalgia Album, Part Four

26th February 2022 Always Worth Saying 0

With there being only 11 years between them both my grandfather, Elihu, and his nephew, John Jr, joined up for the Second War. Last time we looked at my grandfather’s service in the RAOC and [more…]

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Fish & Ships

26th January 2022 SharpieType301 0

I’d like to begin by introducing you to a rather special lady. She was born in February 1957, the first of twelve sisters. A real local lass, she lived and worked from the Humber all [more…]

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Joyeux Noël – The Film & The Reality

25th December 2021 Going Postal 0

“What would happen, I wonder, if the armies suddenly and simultaneously went on strike and said some other method must be found of settling the dispute ? ”  — Winston Churchill to his wife, Clementine, [more…]

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Remembrance Sunday

14th November 2021 Going Postal 0

Illustrating the Apocalypse: Goodbye Old Man Address to Legion lunch 5th June 1994 at the Jameson Hotel Just an Ordinary Jack Tar? The Place where Trust died The Merchant Navy Boy A Medic with 130 [more…]

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The .303 Pattern 1914 – the Best Battle Rifle the British Army Never Had?

2nd November 2021 Tom Pudding 0

Introduction The humiliations suffered by the British Army at the hands of untrained Boer irregulars during the Anglo-Boer War of 1899-1902 caused a great deal of concern at the War Office where questions were soon [more…]

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Mystery Album, Part Three

2nd October 2021 Always Worth Saying 0

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…]

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Albert Ball – The Angel-Faced Killer

29th August 2021 Blown Periphery 0

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…]

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