What George Dimitrov (1882-1949) – the leader of the Bulgarian Communist Party – had to say in 1935 (as fascism spread through Italy, Germany, Japan
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Three Mysterious about the HMS Beaumaris Castle [FY 992] (WWII)
Three crewmembers of the HMS Beaumaris Castle – Arthur Gibson, John Youngman and George Smith – all serving in the Royal Navy Patrol Service (RNPS)
Seaman Arthur James Gibson [1911-1997] (Royal Navy No: JX381363) War Record (1942-1946) – HMS Beaumaris Castle (FY 992)
Among the body parts were Xmas presents and photographs of relatives, as well as other personal items. The recovered bodies were carefully taken back to the HMS Beaumaris Castle where they were laid-out in the biggest space possible – the cleared Mess Hall.
Alfred Gregory Wyles (1916-1976) – (WWII) War Record 1940-1946 (Military No: 5117194) 1st Buckinghamshire Battalion (LightBobs) – Oxford & Buckinghamshire Light Infantry (Territorial Army)
Military records are precise and concise and convey very little about the reality of war. As a family we do not subscribe to the notion of imperialist war, but we are proud that our grandfather volunteered to join the British Army to fight fascism in the 1940’s.
Chernobyl, Tomsk 7 & Fukishima
I was talking to a Russian friend about Chernobyl and he pointed-out the difference with which it and the disaster at Fukishima are treated. Whilst
Speaking-Up for the Sutton Travellers (3.8.2018)
I have always been vaguely aware of Gypsies, Roma, Travellers and Didikais (people of Irish-Roma mixed ethnicity), as my family has been friends with members