Publication Date 15 December 2015 Crimean war: despatches and honours Share this Link to this item Share this item to Facebook Share this item to LinkedIn Tweet this item Google+ this item Gazette despatches and honours supplements relating to war in the Crimea.
Publication Date 10 November 2015 Researching the Blitz: James Henry Wheeler, GM Share this Link to this item Share this item to Facebook Share this item to LinkedIn Tweet this item Google+ this item When we think about the Blitz, it's often London that springs to mind. But other cities across the UK suffered a great deal during this prolonged bombardment.
Publication Date 5 November 2015 The Merseyside Blitz: acts of bravery Share this Link to this item Share this item to Facebook Share this item to LinkedIn Tweet this item Google+ this item During World War 2, Merseyside was the most heavily bombed British conurbation outside of London. The many individual acts of bravery and courage at this time are stories that deserve to be told.
Publication Date 30 October 2015 Tracing seafarer ancestors by certification Share this Link to this item Share this item to Facebook Share this item to LinkedIn Tweet this item Google+ this item Helen Doe sheds light on a certification scheme for merchant seamen that aimed to increase standards of navigation and improve safety at sea from 1845.
Publication Date 27 October 2015 Sarah Malcolm, laundress turned murderess Share this Link to this item Share this item to Facebook Share this item to LinkedIn Tweet this item Google+ this item Sarah Malcolm was hanged on 7 March 1733 on a gallows placed between Mitre Court and Fetter Lane in Fleet Street, London.
Publication Date 12 October 2015 World War 2 despatches Share this Link to this item Share this item to Facebook Share this item to LinkedIn Tweet this item Google+ this item Despatches during World War 2, submitted by commanders-in-chief, were published in The Gazette from 1941 until 1951.
Publication Date 28 September 2015 Downing Street announces honours and peerages list Share this Link to this item Share this item to Facebook Share this item to LinkedIn Tweet this item Google+ this item The 2015 Dissolution honours list has been announced and published in The Gazette.
Publication Date 11 August 2015 Rugby World Cup: 2003 winning team Share this Link to this item Share this item to Facebook Share this item to LinkedIn Tweet this item Google+ this item England’s 2003 Rugby World Cup victory was the culmination of a tremendous year that saw them scoop the Six Nations title, before landing the big one against arch rivals Australia.
Publication Date 10 August 2015 Heroines of WW2: the Special Operations Executive Share this Link to this item Share this item to Facebook Share this item to LinkedIn Tweet this item Google+ this item Women of the SOE did extraordinary things in the course of duty. Three were awarded the George Cross for extreme bravery: Violette Szabo, Odette Hallowes and Noor Inayat Khan.
Publication Date 6 July 2015 This month in history: Peace Day, July 1919 Share this Link to this item Share this item to Facebook Share this item to LinkedIn Tweet this item Google+ this item To celebrate and mark the end of World War 1, a Bank Holiday was declared in Britain