Note – 2026-03-25 16:23
You might remember the conversation in the old Monty Python movie "The Life of Brian" that posed the question "What did the Romans ever do for us?". Well, I have the definitive answer... they built th...
Tag: History
Harry’s War - The Soldier in the Attic
From dusty boxes to the Western Front - Discovering my grandfather's secret war
Note – 2025-08-12 07:17
Whilst in the UK last month my brothers & I came across an old leather case of my fathers. It contained hundreds of letters sent between him & my mother. It's a treasure trove! Here is an extract writ...
Note – 2025-07-25 17:53
Huby Methodist Chapel, founded 1889, is on the corner of Strait Lane in the small Yorkshire hamlet of Huby. The chapel contains a stained glass window memorial dedicated to 7 soldiers who died during...
Note – 2024-03-26 17:33
Came across an old castle today. The "Castillo de los Moros"at Restabal (Lecrin Valley) is almost certainly from the Nasrid dynasty & built between the 13th & 14th Centuries. May have been part of a m...
Note – 2023-10-30 15:24
@Steveb well done. Wish I had Irish ancestry but I have to wait for Scottish independence to have any chance of rejoining 🤣
Note – 2023-06-13 18:44
Some street scenes from Granada today with a hiking group having a rest day off from the mountains. I'd forgotten how vibrant and photogenic the city is. It's frantic one moment yet utterly peaceful a...
Note – 2023-05-17 07:45
Some quiet corners of some of our traditional Alpujarra villages. The roofs are built with traditional materials and some date back to the times of occupation by the Moors. Wonderful places to visit w...
Note – 2023-05-14 15:41
@NunavutBirder I think the West Yorkshire Regiment worked closely with both the Canadian and the Anzac regiments at Passchendaele. In fact he was rescued from a shell hole after 3 days being trapped t...
Note – 2023-05-14 13:22
@NunavutBirder he was in the 1st/5th Battalion West Yorkshire regiment. I pieced together his story from handwritten notes we found just before his death and also the war diaries of the regiment. It's...
Note – 2023-05-14 12:50
@NunavutBirder it's incredible to think what horrors our grandfather's went through. I've been researching my grandfather's part in the war, he was at Ypres, poor chap. He survived though, he was luck...
Note – 2023-05-04 08:38
Queen Boudica (Boadicea) of the Iceni was my 66th Grandmother! Yes, it's true! I came from Granny Boadicea. My 66th Grandmother in fact. Here is the research done by my father establishing that. Thank...
Note – 2023-04-25 16:56
I owe my existence today to the Anzacs. In early October 1917 my grandfather was trapped in a shell hole at the 3rd Battle of Passchendaele, (Poekapelle) Ypres. He had been there under fire from machi...
Note – 2023-01-05 14:14
@eleventy today! A one page (23k word) research/history of my grandfather's involvement in World War One https://elperronegro.com/harrys-war/
Investigating My Grandfather’s Part in World War One
I have kept sane during the enforced Covid19 lock down by getting involved in projects that normally I wouldn't have time to complete. One such project is researching my grandfathers role in World War One. Below is a summary of my research including battle maps
Queen Boudica (Boadicea) of the Iceni was my 66th Grandmother!
Yes, it's true! I came from Granny Boadicea. My 66th Grandmother in fact. Here is the research done by my father establishing that. Thanks Dad.
The Cameron Clan - speculation as to the story and heritage of our family
My father spent many years researching his Cameron Ancestry. In the days before the internet this meant studying documents in churches, schools and official buildings. Most of what he found is fact but there were some gaps that he tried to fill with speculation