A family at war

My Dad fought Hitler for 6 years in the Royal Air Force between 1940 and 1946. No-one told him the … More

Valentine’s Snapshots – Scottish National War Memorial, Edinburgh Castle

Every year, without fail, even when he was dying a slow and lingering death, my Dad would trek up to … More

I’ve done this one before, but stumbled across a first hand account on that there internet about what happened when … More

On the 22nd May, 1941, HMS Gloucester, 14 miles north of Crete, was attacked by German Stuka dive bombers and … More

I had two Uncle Bills, one on each side of the family. But it was the Hamilton one who got … More

Mr H goes to Dalserf I’ve been to the land o’ ma faithers! Well, my 3rd great grandfather Archibald Hamilton who was … More