Tag: My tommy’s war Records and researchRemembering our TommiesTuesday 14 October 2014You may not have noticed, as you pass through the reception area here at...Records and researchMy Tommy’s War: An Eastender in the Lancers (part two)Friday 5 September 2014It has been almost two years since we launched our My Tommy’s War blog...Records and researchMy Tommy’s War: An unexpected war at homeFriday 11 July 2014My great-uncle had an unexpected war at home. My grandfather was too young to...Records and researchMy Family’s War: across enemy linesFriday 20 June 2014Last year, I begged this ‘My Tommy’s War’ slot to write about my mother’s...Records and researchMy Tommy’s War: thinking of youFriday 9 May 2014My First World War soldier is my great-great uncle. Although he is not a blood...Records and researchMy Tommy’s War: Lance Bombardier Signaller William Horace KittFriday 11 April 2014A note to begin with: William isn’t my Tommy. But his story is interesting,...Records and researchMy Tommy’s War: JH Harris and a WO 95Friday 14 March 2014Nowadays it seems that researching your family history has never been easier thanks to...Records and researchMy Tommy’s War: It started with a photographFriday 21 February 2014When I originally volunteered to contribute to the this series I planned to submit...Records and researchMy Tommy’s War: Great Uncle OldhamFriday 10 January 2014I never knew my paternal great uncle, Ernest Holloway Oldham. He was born in...Records and researchMy Tommy’s War: Joseph Harry GreenFriday 13 December 2013When I first sat down to write this, it began as the story of...Records and researchMy Tommy’s War: One year inMonday 11 November 2013It is one year since we launched our My Tommy’s War series of blogs,...Records and researchMy Tommy’s War: the Hampshire regiment’s forgotten battleFriday 8 November 2013In some ways, this blog post has been over 15 years in the making.... « 1 2 3 »