WW1 Frank and Leslie Wiseman, privates in London Rangers – Unknown story, shared by Tom Dawson
I never knew Frank as he died when I was a toddler, but I knew my uncle Leslie when I was 12 years old, he […]
518 total views, 1 views today
Aberdeen during WWII – Unknown story, shared by Helgi
I remember when I was a kid, my mother “BABS” telling me many times about how terrifying it was in Aberdeen during WWII. She told […]
488 total views, 1 views today
Oswald William Moon – Unknown story, shared by Jacqueline Moon
1920 – 1987: Hardship and endurance. My Father was a prisoner of war in 1943. He never really spoke about this time whether it was […]
632 total views, 1 views today
Alfred Henry Chilton – Unknown story, shared by Kim
My paternal grandfather, Alfred Henry Chilton, served in WWI in the Royal Worcester Regiment, mainly in northern France in and around Arras and Cambrai. He […]
349 total views, 1 views today
My Great-Grandfather the boxing hero
Sergeant Richard Reginald Lewis As with most Grandparents, my Grandfather has always had HIS chair in the living room, a place for him to put […]
2,721 total views, 9 views today
Unsung Heroes of WWI: The Canary Girls
On the build up to remembrance day we are bringing you stories of unsung heroes from the Great War to remember those from both the […]
692 total views, 1 views today
The Irish Legend of “Stingy Jack”
One dark night, miserable silver-tongued Jack, who was full of mischief and trickery, ran into the Devil himself! The Devil told Jack that he had come for his soul, for all his evil deeds he […]
558 total views
US Coins of the Civil War $1 & $2.5
During the latter years of the eighteenth century, the thirteen original colonies of North America united, severing their political connections to Great Britain and famously […]
642 total views
Alexander the Great Gold Stater – The coin used around the world
Considered one of the greatest military leaders of world history, Alexander never lost a battle. When he inherited the throne of Macedonia at the tender […]
598 total views, 1 views today
