Mark ForsdikeMay 16ArrivalThis 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 ForsdikeMay 8Remembering VE-DayToday 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 ForsdikeApr 8DrumsOne 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 ForsdikeMar 22Second Proof ReturnedLate 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...
Mark ForsdikeMar 16‘No. 18’ or ‘No. 68’?This past week has been involved in the re-reading of the second proof that arrived from the publishers for checking. Despite having gone...
Mark ForsdikeFeb 1Book No. 2So finally after months of waiting, today the final proof of the front cover for book No. 2 arrived and I’m absolutely chuffed with it....
Mark ForsdikeJan 20First ProofSo firstly, an apology for there not being any news for some weeks, but I’ve not been idle. Last week the first proof of my second book...
Mark ForsdikeDec 16, 2021“We always wore ours inside”To my knowledge, just one photograph exists of men of 1 Suffolk on D-Day. It shows men of the Reinforcment Battalion crouched along the...
Mark ForsdikeNov 16, 2021‘Tiny’ Peck MMToday the post brought a photograph of 2nd Suffolk taken in India in January 1945. The photograph, which shows ‘A’ Company, was taken...