50th Anniversary of Decimalisation
50 years ago today, Britain bid farewell to shillings and florins and embraced a decimal currency, a system based on units of 10 or 100, […]
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R.I.P Captain Sir Tom Moore 1920-2021
A beautiful poem written by one of our own here at The London Mint Office, thank you Louise for sharing such thoughtful and and meaningful […]
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Remembrance stories – Part 2
Frank W Boyd Frank was my Mum’s brother, an Artificer in the Royal Navy. He once recounted a story that filled me with admiration, he […]
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Remembrance Stories – Part 1
Fusilier James McNulty From Heywood Lancashire James was killed in action in 1944 in Holland, his name is on the cenotaph in the memorial gardens. […]
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Being shot down
My Dad, F/S John Davies Jones 573430 left his POW diary when he passed away 3 years ago for us to read. He had not […]
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My Grampa – Unknown story, shared by Leigh
My Grampa was a very proud man and a true gentleman. In 1939 he was called on by the army to serve his country leaving […]
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Frank Oliver Turner – Untold story, shared by Olive
My father, Frank Oliver Turner born 7th June 1893, joined the army as a young single man in his early 20’s, he spent many years […]
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Remembrance memories
Our Unknown Story involves a whole family of brave men who lived on the bravest little street in England, Chapel Street in Altrincham. Seven brothers, […]
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A remembrance to my father
A remembrance to my father Gdsm Gareth Griffiths of the 1st Battalion Welsh Guards affectionately known to his WG muckers as Griff22 or Biffo. Gareth […]
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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 […]
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