Another Step Forward
The quest to try and find as many photographs of men of 1 Suffolk who served in north west Europe, took a step forward today when I...
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Mark Forsdike
- Aug 18, 2021
Lowestoft Men In Malaya
The relaxing of the COVID rules has meant that I can get out a bit more and visit a few more Suffolk veterans. One old Suffolk who I met...
Mark Forsdike
- Jul 27, 2021
Tom Mallows
These past weeks have been manic both at work and on trying to complete my Malayan Emergency book, but now everything has been submitted...
Mark Forsdike
- Jun 17, 2021
A Rare Public Appearance
Very rarely do I undertake any form of public speaking as despite my outward appearance, I’m quite a shy person, but at the...
Mark Forsdike
- Jun 11, 2021
Rediscovery (3)
I’m having great fun at the moment trying to select the photographs for my book on the Malayan Emergency. Going back through my files, I...
Mark Forsdike
- Jun 5, 2021
A Mention In ‘The Times’
It’s not every day that one gets an mention in ‘The Times‘ but in Wednesday’s edition, I was honoured to see my name mentioned in the...
Mark Forsdike
- May 20, 2021
One Year On
Someone reminded today that it had been exactly a year since my first book ‘Fighting Through to Hitler’s Germany‘ was published. A lot...
Mark Forsdike
- May 14, 2021
Remembering Ken
Today came the sad news that Major Ken Mayhew, the last known surviving 1 Suffolk officer, had passed away peacefully at the grand age of...
Mark Forsdike
- May 13, 2021
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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