A Drop Of Fighting Spirit
My good friend Alf, who is already well-known as a leading artist of Great War subjects, has recently turned his outstanding talents to...
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Mark Forsdike
- Oct 14, 2022
Happy Birthday Ken!
It was great to wake up this morning and see the fantastic news that 1 Suffolk veteran, Ken Wright, has celebrated his 100th birthday...
Mark Forsdike
- Sep 11, 2022
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...
Mark Forsdike
- Sep 8, 2022
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, 2022
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, 2022
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, 2022
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, 2022
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, 2022
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...
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