Remembering Wilf
Its always sad when when hears of the passing of a Suffolk Regiment soldier, but the news that R.Q.M.S. Wilf Goddard had passed away last...
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Mark Forsdike
- May 5, 2021
An Unknown Pilgrim
I’ve still not yet cracked this one. For over twenty-five years now, my good chum Taff, has been trying to trace the identity of this 1...
Mark Forsdike
- Apr 25, 2021
Selection
With the contract signed and returned on book number two, now comes the difficult task of choosing the 250 photographs for publication....
Mark Forsdike
- Apr 13, 2021
Royalties
Today, I was pleased to receive the first royalties for sales of my book ‘Fighting Through to Hitler’s Germany’ and the covering email...
Mark Forsdike
- Apr 11, 2021
2nd Suffolk’s Jungle War
The passing of His Royal Highness, the Duke of Edinburgh has highlighted to me just how few veterans we now have remaining of the Second...
Mark Forsdike
- Mar 29, 2021
All Systems Go!
This morning’s post brought the contract for my second book, so now it’s all systems go! This book as I’ve mentioned before will be about...
Mark Forsdike
- Mar 11, 2021
Remembering Neuve Chapelle
Today, I am reminded of the 4th Battalion, the Suffolk Regiment’s actions at Neuve Chapelle and how over a three-day battle in March...
Mark Forsdike
- Mar 7, 2021
The Next Book (2)
I’ve spent the weeks since New Year in getting together the semblance of a book on the Malayan Emergency, using the words and photographs...
Mark Forsdike
- Feb 18, 2021
Jigsaw Puzzles
Regimental History is one gigantic jigsaw puzzle. The main edges are there, forming the outer picture, but it’s the central detail that...