The Skinner brothers of Wimpole, Cambridgeshire

Where the Skinner family rests A couple of weeks ago, on a beautifully sunny autumn day, we decided to pop over to Wimpole Estate in Cambridgeshire. Within the estate grounds is the Anglican parish church of St Andrews and in the churchyard, very close to the entrance is a family grave that contains the mortal […]

Remembering David Clifford, Claude Hewlett and Harry Tesh

Every day on the British Army Ancestors Facebook page I take time to commemorate a British soldier. This post will look at three of the men I have remembered recently.  From left to right: Remembering David Clifford, South Wales Borderers David Clifford had two periods of service with the British Army: the first from 1897 […]

Remembering Alfred Hobden, William Woodcock and ‘Patch’ Watson

Every day on the British Army Ancestors Facebook page I take time to commemorate a British soldier. This post will look at three of the men I have remembered recently.  From left to right: Remembering Alfred Hobden, 11th Royal Sussex Regiment Alfred Hobden was 22-years-old when he joined the Royal Sussex Regiment on the 7th […]

Remembering Harold Shephard, Jack Nixon & James Greenhalgh

Every day on the British Army Ancestors Facebook page I take time to commemorate a British soldier. This post will look at three of the men I have remembered recently. Remembering 263011 Pte Harold Shephard, 5th Leicestershire Regiment I interviewed Harold Shephard at his home in Loughborough in February 1984 and took this photograph of […]