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The vessels on the Dieppe Raid sailed from Newhaven in Sussex. The following plaque can be found at Newhaven Fort.

Froth, Thanks for that. Who would have thought I would have found a watering hole, on a Brum site, worthy of a visit, near to where I now live. It is now in my little book. Presume you sampled the food and it passed muster? Will.

My first car. Taken in 1951 in what I believe to be an Austin 10 (more knowledgable on the site can appraise and advise otherwise) Well to be honest it was my uncle's car but a lad could dream he was racing at Brands Hatch can't he?:grinsmile: You may just see the outline of the portable...

From my computer room window, looking south east, I can see the English Channel with coast line. To my north east is the view to a section of our newly designated, National Park, the South Downs. Will.

No, unable to cast my mind back so far. All I can recall are the beds, laid out in the playgrounds, for afternoon sleep for us. I have video film however of my granddaughter on her first day. All prim and proper and running ahead of her parents to get in and get the show on the road. Similar...

Re: Joseph Hall Southam Henry, I have a brief note of a branch of the Southam family living in Deritend. namely: Edward Southam whose children were Lilian (born abt 1890) Edward (born abt 1900) and Florence (DOB U/k) Lilian married into the Darnley family in 1912. Hope this is not too much of a...

As a lad I could not bear cheddar cheese and mustard. Now give me a crusty roll and add a few shards of onion then you can pile all the cheese and English mustard as you wish. On the opposite side my mother served me, as a lad, with tripe and onions. Loved it but whether it is that my lady...

This was my first murder enquiry and will not go into the details of it, for as stated, it was par gruesome. It was told that the officer who first entered the room where the body was went off sick as a result. Byrne was arrested by sheer luck as I have been told. Following that murder part...

A friend was at Dunkirk. He speaks of being on the beach towards the end when the majority of those who could be saved had been and the ships had gone. They were under constant aerial attack and knowing that they would be left behind he and a couple of mates saw a dingy on the shoreline...

Does anyone know the criteria used in deciding what names would be put in the book.? How were the names collected? Was it by public submission.? If it was the latter then I can understand why my uncles who were killed in 1917 and 1942 respectively are not in it. Can imagine my relatives not...

Wendy, I have not picked up on these posts and expect they have gone over my head if I did read them. I follow your sentiments but I recall the days when I lived in Brum there were areas that I looked upon as being rough or upmarket. Accepting that in the 'rough' areas there were decent folk...

Would be concerned to have such a number plate if my date of birth was 5th August, 1958. Have the initials and a check of voters lists, for any address it was seen parked outside, of would give, any dubious character, the full name. Application for a birth certificate in that name and bingo...

Spent nigh on twelve months on the Cannock murders. As I recall we had finally been sent back to squad details when Morris tried to abduct another girl, in same MO, but luckily she got away and we were reassembled. He had come into the frame earlier but had been given a alibi. Another murder...

The YWCA murder was of Stephanie Baird. It was a fluke they caught the perpertrator,Patrick Byrne. A lot of ladies, due the horrific details of the case, walked in fear around Brum, at night, until he was caught.

Nice photograph, Astoness. Do enjoy looking at these and coming to my own conclusions as to when the photograph was taken and here is my interpretation of this one. Taken on a Sunday for father, mother and their children are dressed in all their finery- either that or it is an arranged for...

George, C57 Sorry there must have been two of us who kept our hands in our pockets for this is not Arthur. Trying to remember an Arthur, but one thing I do know, I never drank with him if his pockets were so deep. Cannot now recall your collar number but with my grey cells fast going - tell me...

Another tale of Pat - sorry about diverting from the subject topic. Worked for sometime with a county officer and one evening there was a bit of do at one of the Warwickshire County Police Clubs. At these events they had a room called either the blue or green room (forget now which one) In...

To my knowledge the Krays never came to Birmingham. The so called 'emmisaries' I referred to in my earlier post were what may be romantically called three of their lieutentants. I believe I know how the mistaken story went that the Krays came to Brum originated. The three who came up here...

Folklore. I too have heard the stories and guess if you want free publicity in order to sell ones book then what better way. I cannot go into the details but my partner and I had to deal with the 'emmissarys' of the Krays when they came up to Birmingham, in those days, testing the water...

In passing - this is Burne Jones home, Prospect Cottage in Rottingdean, Sussex where he lived in 1880. Will.