Aircraft exploded while being loaded with bombs at RAF Manston, aged 23
Aircraftman 1st Class Ronald Charles Foster
Category: ⚔️ Military & Wartime
Flying Officer Albert James Derrick
Plane exploded in mid-air, probably hit by flak, aged 26
Corporal Ronald Alfred Clegg
Died of wounds sustained in a tank battle, aged 22
Sergeant Thomas William Chaston
Bomber crashed shortly after take-off, cause unknown, aged 21
Flight Sergeant Reginald Gilbert Bradley
Testing a bomber in high-altitude turbulence, aged 28
Able Seaman Archie Bennett
Lost at sea aboard a mined minesweeper, aged 22
The mysterious disappearance of Arthur Earle
Arthur Earle (1896-1977) a soldier in WW1, later disappeared and started a new life in England, leaving a tale of resilience and transformation.
He Answered the Call
Alfred John Payne (1899-1916) He was a son, a brother, and an underage soldier of WW1
“Tail End Charlie”
The remarkable life of a child born from a First World War love-affair
From the Goal Line to the Front Line
The story of Chelsea goalkeeper William Krug who joined the 17th Middlesex (1st Football) Battalion at the start of the Great War.
