by edencamp | Oct 22, 2021 | Blog, Forgotten Friday
In today’s Forgotten Friday we are celebrating Black History Month! We are looking into the life of Walter Tull and the sacrifice of the British West Indies Regiment during the First World War. Walter Tull Walter Tull became the most celebrated Black British...
by edencamp | Oct 15, 2021 | Blog, Forgotten Friday
This week we are introducing a new series “Faces from the Archive” with help from our Archive Assistant Ellie! The first face is Private Thomas Clifford Packer, a non-combatant soldier from Hull who served in the Royal Army Medical Corps (R.A.M.C.), 184...
by edencamp | Oct 8, 2021 | Blog, Forgotten Friday
Today’s #ForgottenFriday takes us back 82 years ago to the day… 8th October 1939 Hitler’s annexation decree: we are looking at what happened in the annexation of Polish areas and Hitler’s aims during the start of the Second World War. Search...
by edencamp | Oct 1, 2021 | Blog, Forgotten Friday
For today’s #ForgottenFriday, with it being #National Smile Day, we thought we would explore the ways the British public boosted morale during the hardship of WW2. Britain re-created the First World War ‘Ministry of Information’ for the duration of the Second World...
by edencamp | Sep 24, 2021 | Blog, Forgotten Friday
In today’s #ForgottenFriday we are shining a light onto three different war stories that you may not know! Follow the experiences of a midwife in Auschwitz, a 12-year-old Gunner in the US Navy, and a brave carrier pigeon called Winkie. Stanisława Leszczyńska: A Polish...
