by ColinAuthor | Jun 2, 2013 | Normandy Trips
Normandy… And so it came to pass, in the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand and Thirteen, that our heroes did decide that the time had come to once again embark on their quest to quaff ales and wines from far and near, to eat food that they were not sure of and...
by ColinAuthor | Apr 21, 2013 | Flt Lt John W Harder
Just received the sad news that Phil Harder, brother of Flt Lt John Harder, passed away on 16th April. Phil’s Obituary is here: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/startribune/obituary.aspx?n=philip-m-harder&pid=164383627&fhid=4454 This photo of Phil in...
by ColinAuthor | Apr 9, 2013 | Talks
This evening (9th April 2013) I’ve been invited to deliver the monthly lecture to the Manchester Military History Society & so I’ll be sharing the “story so far” and my plans for the future. This is the third time I’ve had the...
by ColinAuthor | Feb 26, 2013 | Flt Lt John W Harder
And about b****y time, too!! Last year, the Bomber Command Memorial was unveiled by Her Majesty the Queen in London & now, on today’s news, it would appear that Veterans who served on Arctic convoys and in Bomber Command during World War II are to be...
by ColinAuthor | Feb 25, 2013 | Flt Lt John W Harder
One of the people who’s added so much to the story of Flt Lt John Harder has been his “co-conspirator” & joint member of the wartime “John & Tony mutual appreciation society”: Flt Lt Tony Cooper. I’ve met Tony on 3...
by ColinAuthor | Sep 8, 2012 | Normandy Trips
Back in the UK An early start from St Omer, following the slightly less busy main roads (rather than motorways) saw us arrive back at the Eurotunnel terminal actually in time for an almost leisurely look around… most unusual. Having done that & spent a few...
by ColinAuthor | Sep 8, 2012 | Normandy Trips
3rd Battalion Scots Guards, Hill 226 & Operation BLUECOAT As mentioned earlier, investigating this unit’s contribution to the success of Operation BLUECOAT has been another interest of mine and earlier in the year, I delivered a talk to the South Manchester...
by ColinAuthor | Sep 8, 2012 | M/Sgt Morris Sheppard, Normandy Trips
Swapping history Before we could set off from Bayeux to meet Bill & Elizabeth Sullivan, we’d arranged to meet up with Stéphane Jacquet who is the curator of the museum at Tilly sur Seulles, just South of Bayeux. Stéphane and I had made contact through a...
by ColinAuthor | Sep 8, 2012 | 1st Lt FT Gillespie, M/Sgt Morris Sheppard, Major Ray Elledge Jnr, Normandy Trips
This was quite a busy day, covering Operation EPSOM, the “Scottish Corridor” and Hill 112 and then on the trail of Ray Elledge and Francis Gillespie with some “Calvados hunting” in between. Operation EPSOM, the “Scottish...
by ColinAuthor | Sep 1, 2012 | Normandy Trips
Still in Honfleur So, what would today bring? Typical summer weather for 2012… drizzle! Very disappointing after yesterday’s glorious sunshine, however, undeterred (well, largely undeterred!) we set off to find the local supermarket to stock up on some...
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