I remember once being shown two versions of the ‘British’ casualty lists for the Falklands War (1982) – one which had only Western-sounding (or ‘Gurkha’)
Tag: Royal navy
Seaman Arthur Gibson’s WWII Medals & MOD Entitlement Letter (1.12.2021)
His job was to keep the shipping lanes free of Nazi German mines (by shooting to sink them or explode with using mounted Lewis Machine Guns, or WWI 303 Lee Enfield or MK III Ross [303] Rifles), so that the Russian Arctic Convoys could deliver vital aid to the UK’s ally – the Soviet Union! As Arthur Gibson saw frontline service nearly everyday of his four-year service – this fact alone triggered a cascade of medals for time-served in the face of the enemy! I contacted the MOD recently to acquire an official letter confirming his medal entitlement. He would have been proud of his two granddaughters – Mei-An and Kai-Lin living in Sutton and helping me research his glorious past! Arthur Gibson was finally granted his medals on the 19th of September, 1950 – some five-years after the end of WWII – and after other conflicts were well under way around the world!
Review: Black Flag – The Surrender of Germany’s U-Boat Forces (2009) – By Lawrence Paterson
An Excellent insight into the British anti-fascist war against Nazi Germany’s U-Boats! The author expresses his expert knowledge about the Nazi German U-Boats – that
Beddington Park: Beautiful Churchyard Gardens (14.11.2021)
This is an area across the road from St Mary’s the Virgin Church in Beddington Park – formerly a Lord’s Estate (and independent village) now
Unusual Grave Monuments – St Mary’s Church of the Virgin – Beddington (Carshalton – South London) [15.11.2021]
Beddington Park is also known as ‘Carew Manor’ and once was a very large and opulent self-contained community which saw hundreds of workers employed throughout
WWI: Royal Navy Air Service: Archibald Britton Wyles (1887-1941) – RNAS Service Number F38863 – RNAS Service Duration 18.9.1917 – 27.7.1919
Update: (10.12.2021) The MOD has issued a number of subsequent documents during an email exchange that can be read HERE. Group Captain Clive Montellier has
SANGHA KOMMUNE (SSR) 