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Joan Smith nee Wesbroom, friend of my mother
Joan Margaret Wesbroom was born in Lambeth on 1st June 1923. She was a school friend of my mother's in Greenwich.
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A collection of posts including cemeteries, canals, WW1, WW2, family history, and other research I have carried out
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Richard Blake, North West Frontier Force Rifles - can you help?
When my mother went to India as a VAD Nurse in 1945, she was allocated a young officer as an escort, Richard Blake of the North West Frontier Force Rifles.
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Private Stafford Hope Venton, Crofton Pumping Station
Stafford Hope Venton worked on the Kennet and Avon Canal. He was killed in action in WW1 on 23rd November 1917.
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Alma Webb - can you help?
Alma Webb served as a nurse during WW2, and my mother, Margaret Whitehead, served with her as a VAD in Abbottabad, India between 1945 and 1946.
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Where's Ted Today?
In 2014 I was keen to involve my 9 year old son in the commemorations for the 100th anniversary of WW1, and I decided that a travelling bear could help.
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Acting Leading Seaman Wilfred Dyke and William Moore
The stories of William Moore and Wilfred Dyke are linked by the moment when William nearly drowned in the Coventry Canal.
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The Coal Man and the Goat
A few years ago, I posted a picture of a house up for auction. It turned out that Kev (formerly of Bickerstaffe Boats) knew the property well...
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My mother's German penpals - can you help?
Before the war, my mother Margaret Whitehead corresponded with a German girl, Christa Leidhold, and two young men from Germany.
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#12 James Whitehead, 1856-1941
My great grandfather James Whitehead was born on 7th April 1856 in North Aston, Oxfordshire.
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Private Walter Thomas Ewart Harris, in from the cold
I uncovered Walter's story as part of my research into Wootton Bassett's WW1 history, and I am immensely proud that he now has the recognition he deserves.
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The History of Lock 57 Cottage and Belvedere House, Hassall Green
Belvedere House made a particularly interesting research project, which I hope the new owner will enjoy. Spoiler alert, it isn't a warehouse!
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How old is that narrowboat?
If you spot an old boat on the waterways and you want to find out its age, and something about it, here's how.