by edencamp | Dec 3, 2021 | Blog, Forgotten Friday
It’s finally alright to play Christmas songs, so we’re celebrating #ForgottenFriday with a traditional Christmas treat! The Princess Mary Gift Fund Box tin was issued to ‘every sailor afloat and every soldier on the front’ in World War One, as a present...
by edencamp | Nov 26, 2021 | Blog, Forgotten Friday
In today’s #ForgottenFriday, we learn about the Link Trainer and the incredible man behind it! Edwin Albert Link was born in Indiana, USA in 1904. In 1910, he moved with his family to Binghamton, New York, where his father owned a business building pianos and...
by edencamp | Nov 5, 2021 | Blog, Forgotten Friday
For today’s #ForgottenFriday, we are commemorating the 5th November by looking into explosives! More specifically, the Incendiary Bomb! When dropped on built-up areas such as towns and cities, the incendiary bomb proved to be one of the most effective weapons...
by edencamp | Oct 29, 2021 | Blog, Forgotten Friday
This week we’re going spooky for #ForgottenFriday! Ghost Planes Many people saw ghost planes during and after the war. Fighter aircraft would appear and disappear without a trace. One such sighting occurred a year after the attack on Pearl Harbour. When the...
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...
