Posts by Roger Kershaw Records and researchThe forger, the map-maker and the scrounger – the truth behind characters in The Great EscapeWednesday 10 July 2024How much of the Hollywood film was based on real people?...Records and researchBehind the Wire: Mapping Second World War camp histories in the UKWednesday 1 May 2024What can interactive maps reveal about UK prisoner of war and internment camps?...Records and researchRecords of Czechoslovakian refugees to the UK from 1939 to 1975Monday 18 December 2023These recently catalogued records tell remarkable stories of migration from Czechoslovakia to the UK....Records and researchMen of Harlech: The Secret CommandosThursday 3 August 2023A look at X Troop, formed of German-speaking, mostly Jewish refugees...Records and researchRemembering the men of Bomber Command who didn’t make it homeTuesday 20 June 2023Who officially researched the fate of missing RAF personnel during the Second World War?...Behind the scenes‘For you, my friend, the war is over’: cataloguing 200,000 prisoner of war recordsMonday 13 March 2023National Archives volunteers have completed a major project to catalogue the personnel cards of...Records and researchThe story of HMT Empire Windrush (1930–1954)Thursday 15 December 2022Next June will mark the 75th anniversary of the arrival of HMT Empire Windrush...Records and researchMy 20sStreet: Kirby MoorMonday 24 October 2022Kirby Moor was built as a country house in 1868 with Gothic-style architectural features,...Records and researchMy 20sStreet: Guildford Street, StainesThursday 13 October 2022I moved to the market town of Staines nearly 25 years ago and have...Records and researchStaines air crash – 50 years onSaturday 18 June 2022It is incredible how many people seem unaware of the Staines air crash, which...Records and researchErnst and Anna Freud: A tale of two refugee siblingsWednesday 16 June 2021As part of International Refugee week, I would like to draw your attention to...Archives and archivistsCelebrating our Volunteer ForceTuesday 1 June 2021Despite not being able to operate on site at The National Archives in Kew... 1 2 3 »