Charlie’s Medals
Just before Christmas, I posted of a small archive of papers that I was fortunate enough to procure of two brothers who served in 1...
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Mark Forsdike
- Feb 12, 2021
Veering Off Course
This week I have ventured into unknown and very much uncharted, territory for me - the history of the Suffolk Yeomanry. Although I am...
Mark Forsdike
- Jan 28, 2021
“...and You’d Better Bring Your Shovel!”
As with all research, no sooner do you put the files away when suddenly, you get sent another excellent piece of the jigsaw that adds...
Mark Forsdike
- Jan 9, 2021
Malaya
I’ve spent the Christmas holiday busily working on my next book. I only have 25,000 words this time to write about 1 Suffolk’s three and...
Mark Forsdike
- Dec 22, 2020
A Family Affair
I was delighted today to receive an early Christmas present in the form of a handful of photographs and papers relating to the Doggett...
Mark Forsdike
- Dec 10, 2020
Rediscovery (2)
My attention is drawn today, to the Malayan Emergency and in particular the part played by 1st Suffolk. I’ve been put back onto shifts at...
Mark Forsdike
- Dec 7, 2020
Top 5 Books of 2020
Today, I was delighted to receive an email from my publisher to inform me that my first book had made the Top 5 books of the year in...
Mark Forsdike
- Dec 5, 2020
The Next Book
With ‘Fighting Through’ doing well, I started to give serious thought to a second book. I’m not a professional author, just a passionate...
Mark Forsdike
- Nov 7, 2020
The Quest Begins
The ongoing challenge to get a picture of as many men of 1/Suffolk as possible has been boosted today by the correspondence with the...