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TRACKING THEM DOWN – CROSBY, ELLIOTT AND HOLT

It was so easy to find something about Victor James Crosby. I simply ‘Googled’ his name and up he came! A park had been named after him in the little town of Fontana Liri. I arranged to meet some loca ........

WHAT’S IN A WORD.

I hate the word blog. In my family, in North East Derbyshire, ‘having the blog on’ used to mean having taken the huff because someone had offended you. So before I write anything under the heading ‘Bl ........

PRISONER OF WAR IN ITALY?

Do you know of someone who was a prisoner of war of the Italians? Was he taken prisoner in North Africa at Mersah Matruh or Tobruk? Was he then sent to a prisoner of war camp in Italy? Did he die in o ........

MAKING CONTACT

The purpose of this blog is to allow relatives of the deceased referred to in the text to make contact should they wish to do so.