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Forgotten Friday – The Underground

19th Oct 2023

In this week’s #ForgottenFriday we are delving underground to find out about the secrets of London during the Second World War.

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Forgotten Friday – The MKI Tank

12th Sept 2023

The idea of a moving vehicle which could provide the military with firepower and protection was not a brand-new concept. However, during WWI the increasing availability of the internal combustion engine, continuous track and armour plate combined the need to produce the ‘Tank’.

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Forgotten Friday – Private Thomas Highgate

7th Sept 2023

Private Thomas James Highgate was born on 13th May 1895 he was a British soldier during the First World War. Thomas was the first British soldier to be convicted of desertion and was executed by a firing squad on the Western Front.

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Forgotten Friday – 1st September 1939

30th Aug 2023

This forgotten Friday we are delving into the start of the Second World War – The war began when Nazi Germany invaded Poland on 1st September 1939 and raged across the whole globe until 1945.

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Forgotten Friday – The arrest of Anne Frank

3rd Aug 2023