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Finding the grave of Clement Bird, Penzance soldier

Finding the grave of Clement Bird, a young soldier from  [Continue Reading]

Finding the grave of Penzance soldier Harry Bird

Finding the grave of Harry Bird, a soldier from Penzance,  [Continue Reading]

Percy John Matta – the fate of a Cornish miner

A brilliant piece of research by Eric Edwards on his  [Continue Reading]

Maybelle Stoneman remembered after National Explosives Factory tragedy

Nearly 106 years after her death,  a photo has been  [Continue Reading]

Stithians soldier still remembered in church

It was very good to call in at the church  [Continue Reading]

Grave of George Perry

The grave of George Perry is in Gwinear Churchyard, near  [Continue Reading]

Private John Beckerleg of Penzance

Private John (Jack) Beckerleg of Penzance came from a sea-faring  [Continue Reading]

Remembering two young women from Hayle

Two young women from Hayle – May Stoneman and Cissie  [Continue Reading]

Leonard Dale of Penzance

With many thanks to Phil Westren and his first cousin  [Continue Reading]

World War One centenary poetry from Hayle

This poetry was written in autumn 2018 in Hayle, Cornwall,  [Continue Reading]

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