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Off to Join the Forces
Over the weekend I received an e-mail from Greg. He had obtained a copy of William’s RAF service record. All the information […]
The March of Time
These three photographs show how William went from a fresh faced young boy eager to experience life to a care worn man […]
Absent Friends.
Remembering the Fallen on the opening of Another Year I often hear how Britain stood alone in the early part of WW2, […]
Sergeant Benjamin F Goldsmith
This is a most interesting tale for several reasons. Firstly it shows the really extraordinary courage of the man to get back […]
Lance Sergeant Ronald Snelling MM
An exceptionally brave soldier who gave his life for the liberation of Europe on the 26th of October 1944 Towards the end […]
David Lorimer
I would like to let you all know what I have found out about this brave chap from Broughty Ferry. He joined […]
A Brief Encounter in the Night
This is just one tale of a small party of Allied airmen escaping of the Pyrenees into neutral Spain. It is taken […]
A Long Road Home From Dunkirk
This is the tale, taken from my new book ‘Just A Forgotten Hero’, of William MacFarlane and James (Jimmie) Goldie. A remarkable […]
Snatched from the Jaws of Death
This is an extract from an appendix to Just A Forgotten Hero that has a brief biography of all the brave patriots, […]
December 7th 1941 a date that will live in infamy
The Futility of War The USS Shaw takes a direct hit at Pearl Harbor I know this is the anniversary of the […]