Next year – 2012 – Olympics, Paralympics, HM The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, the best OVERLORD Show ever and now this! Continue reading »
Nov 252011
Oct 232011
The two medals stolen from the D-Day museum have been posted through the letter-box of the Portsmouth council leader who commented: “It’s great that either someone decided they’d done the wrong thing and wanted to put the situation right, or that somebody found them and decided to do the right thing.”
The medals were on loan to the museum from separate sources; it is not yet know whether they will go back on public display.
For more on this story check http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-15396782
Oct 062011
Two medals have been stolen from the D-Day Museum – the first George Medal to be awarded to a Portsmouth man (example pictured left) and a souvenir medal from the 1936 Berlin Olympics. The full story can be read by clicking this link
Another sad and disturbing case of gain for one person at the expense of loss to us all
Jul 132011
Time to pre-order James Daly’s new book about the Portsmouth Heroes of World War 2
This is the first book to be published by the Portsmouth historian and blogger who many will remember from his talk about his family’s experiences at Arnhem and on the RMS Laconia
Order below, or more details on the book check James blog - http://dalyhistory.wordpress.com
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Jun 242011
Mar 012011
When James Daly gave his talk about his family’s wartime experiences he mentioned that he has just secured a publishing deal for his book about Portsmouth heroes of WW2. If you can help with pictures as described below than please contact me and I will pass the message on: Continue reading »
