A Signal Honour
Today was a day of unique privilege. I was asked to attend at Ipswich town hall with the Ipswich Branch Standard of the Suffolk Regiment...
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Mark Forsdike
- Sep 8
Her Late Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II
“She set us a shining example of courage, faith and devotion to duty by which we will always remember her.” Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth...
Mark Forsdike
- Aug 6
Regimental ‘Minden’ Flashes
Minden Day has passed and it got me thinking again about NW Europe. My attention of late has been in Malaya, but a chance email brought...
Mark Forsdike
- Aug 1
Old Friends
Another great Minden Day has come and gone, and with it the sad truth that Suffolk Regiment soldiers are getting fewer in number. Suffolk...
Mark Forsdike
- Jun 20
Approval
It’s been absolutely flat-out since book number two was published and with a regimental magazine to finish and get printed, it’s been...
Mark Forsdike
- May 16
Arrival
This week has sailed by. On top of a pretty hefty audit at work, news reached me that my book had been published ahead of schedule. It...
Mark Forsdike
- May 8
Remembering VE-Day
Today being the anniversary of VE-Day, my thoughts are as usual drawn first to my grandfather, who on this day 77 years ago was still a...
Mark Forsdike
- Apr 8
Drums
One of my great ‘pet’ pieces of regimental research has been on the different styles and designs of the Drums and Colours of the Suffolk...
Mark Forsdike
- Mar 22
Second Proof Returned
Late last night the second proof of my new book with all the corrections and amendments, was sent back to the publishers. Now it’s just...