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Royal Naval Cadets Disaster, December 3rd 1951

Was anyone involved in the terrible accident that took place on 3rd December 1951, when Royal Naval Cadets were mowed down by a bus? Over 20 cadets died, mainly on the back row, they were new recruits who ...Read more

A memory of Chatham in 1951 by Dereck Hobson

Dalby's Hotel

I am trying to find the building which was Dalby's Hotel. In the 1881 census Thomas Ramshaw Dalby and his wife Susannah were the proprietors of this hotel. The address in 1881 was Main Street, south side, Boston Spa. Does anyone ...Read more

A memory of Boston Spa by Patricia Dalby

Great Times..

I was at the Royal Hospital for a few months in 1971, a wonderful memory rekindled due to working on the Wirral lately...38 years since I was there but I remembered just where it was while passing through Heswall. I remember Nurse Hessian ...Read more

A memory of Heswall in 1972 by Brian Jones

Commasie

I was born in 1937, I lived with my Mam and two brothers Alan and Peter. I went to Langworthy Rd School from 1941-1952. We lived at No. 8 Madelaine Street off High Street My dad was in the Army so I didn't really know him till he came ...Read more

A memory of Patricroft in 1940 by Thomas Marshall

Pack Horse Bridge And Surrounding Area In Flood

I was born and bread in Anstey, 21 Rosebery Road, a council house with my 2 brothers Kelvin and Clive. I loved Anstey I still do. I have a lot of childhood memories. I joined the Royal Navy on leaving ...Read more

A memory of Anstey by Martin Littleworth

Army Service

My memories of Whatton relate to my Army Service at 53. Company, Royal Army Service Corps, situated on the A.52 road half way between Nottingham and Grantham and not far from Bingham. I was stationed there from October 1954 ...Read more

A memory of Whatton-in-the-Vale in 1954 by Royden Jones

The Jenkins Family

My father was born at 63 High Street Troedrhiwfuwch on 10th February 1921. His mother was Theodoshia Jenkins (nee Heatherley) and his father was Thomas George Jenkins. He had 4 sisters and a younger brother called Lawrence ...Read more

A memory of Troedrhiwfuwch by Heather Jenkins

The Royal Alexandra & Albert School

I came here at almost 5 years of age, in September 1949, to commence my schooling with the then newly amalgamated Royal Alexandra and Royal Albert Schools - both being of London orphanage origins from the ...Read more

A memory of Gatton in 1949 by Robert Hill

Memories Of Young Soldier In The Catterick Garrison

When I left High School, in Callander, Perthshire in 1947, I had no idea what to do in life. My father had been a Regular Army Officer, post WW1 and told me that if I enlisted in the ...Read more

A memory of Catterick Garrison in 1948 by Fionn Young

Dennys Of Dumbarton

I was born in India in 1938, as a young boy at age 17 I began serving as a shipyard drawing office apprentice at William Denny's & Brothers from 1956 - 1962. Graduated as a Naval Architect from Royal Technical College ("The ...Read more

A memory of Dumbarton in 1956 by Murshed Alam Ahmed

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