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Forgotten Friday – Silk Embroidered Postcards

Embroidered Silk Postcards   During World War One, a popular souvenir amongst British soldiers was the embroidered silk postcard.  As they were quite an expensive souvenir, a lot of postcards were unwritten and unmarked and sent home with accompanying letters to...

Forgotten Friday – The Kidnap of Henrich Kreipe

The Kidnap of Heinrich Kreipe – By Trish Wade During the German/Italian occupation of the Greek island of Crete an audacious plan was hatched to kidnap a German general. This was to be carried out by the British Special Operations Executive (SOE) and local...

Forgotten Friday – Evacuation of Dunkirk

Forgotten Friday – Dunkirk Evacuation In today’s Forgotten Friday, we are studying the Evacuation of Dunkirk. Operation Dynamo, also known as the evacuation from Dunkirk, involved the rescue of more than 338,000 British and French soldiers from the French port of...

Forgotten Friday – Dragons Teeth

#ForgottenFriday – The fortification named Dragons Teeth Ever since the invention of the ‘Tank’ there have been many solutions created to stop them in their tracks. A rather effective, yet simple design is known as Dragon’s Teeth. Dragon’s Teeth were...

Forgotten Friday – The Kings Coronation

Forgotten Friday – The History of Charles III In honour of the King’s Coronation tomorrow, today’s #ForgottenFriday focuses on his life throughout the years! Born November 14, 1948, at Buckingham Palace, Prince Charles Philip Arthur George was the first child of...

Forgotten Friday – The Story of The Wolds Wagoners

‘TO SHIELD THE WEAK AND BIND THE STRONG’ The Story of The Wolds Wagoners by Trish Wade If you should travel through the village of Sledmere in East Yorkshire you will see, beside the road, two memorials. The smaller one of these is known as the Wagoner’s Memorial...