West Cornwall Branch Old Contemptibles
With very many thanks to Andrew Thornton, an expert on [Continue Reading]
William Nancarrow of Four Lanes
The body of William Nancarrow of Four Lanes, a miner [Continue Reading]
Top BBC presenter discovers Camborne war hero ancestor
A top BBC presenter has discovered that he has an [Continue Reading]
Leonard Sara of Troon
With many thanks to Richard Devonshire, who grew up in [Continue Reading]
William Prideaux and a Christian conscience
William Prideaux, an active member of the congregation at Camborne [Continue Reading]
Ambulance hero John Vandersluys Thomas
Gillian Thomas, brought up in Camborne and now living in Canada, [Continue Reading]
Charles H. Toghill: a medical orderly in India
Many thanks to David Thomas of Kresen Kernow for drawing [Continue Reading]
A Cornish copper miner’s death after the war
The story of Richard Rowe is a sad one that [Continue Reading]
Robert Paul from Troon
Robert Paul from Troon, west Cornwall, carved his name on [Continue Reading]
The forgotten story of Josiah Mitchell of Townshend
All stories relating to local men who died on the [Continue Reading]
