In memory of Dad
In memory of Dad - Cenotaph 2022 Hard though it was to believe, it dawned on me last year that 2022 would mark 40 years since the Falklands War. Dad left Portsmouth on HMS Fearless less than 18 hours after being notified of his involvement and Mum, my brothers and I...
A Tale of Two Sisters
The story of two evacuee sisters, Ada and Amy Burley, who, along with friends Colleen Moore and Eileen Horn, perished in a bombing raid on Fernyhurst, Rownhams on 21 June 1941 and the heroism of William Ashley of Redbridge in the rescue attempt
In the footsteps of heroes
In the footsteps of heroes…Leaving Blighty Day one POMPEY REMEMBERS TOUR 2017 When the alarm went off at 3.30 am on Saturday 17 June, so began a weekend full of emotion, nostalgia, pride, education and remembrance. A motley crew of 30 people ranging in ages from 10 to...
A mother’s love…
The love between a mother and her son is forever… Henry Joseph Manwaring was the youngest of eight children and the only boy in the family. Harry was born at 91 St Thomas Street, Portsmouth on 13 June 1898 to father, Henry, an Engine Fitter and mother Violetta....