STRANGERS IN A BOX
Come look with me inside this drawer, In this box I’ve often seen, At the pictures, black and white, Faces proud, still, and serene. I wish I knew the people, These strangers in the Box, Their names and all their … Read More
Thomas Staton’s Diary
Thomas was 5′ 8” in height, he weight 9st 10 lbs, he wore a hat which was a size 6 5/8, (see photograph below of Thomas’s hat and his details written inside). His shirt collar was 15 and he … Read More
MEETING/SPEAKER CALENDAR FOR 2021
MHMG MEETING @ ST MARKS CHURCH HIGH STREET MOSBOROUGH Our first meeting since Covid lock down is on : Wednesday 7 July 2021 – A Presentation by Richard Godley on Britain’s Forgotten Army and Lumberjills Time 1 pm Non … Read More
WORLD WAR II MEMORIES by TOM STATON
ARMY TRAINING There was an Army Barracks on Little Moor in Eckington where the army trained the men. Every day you could hear them coming through the village up to Fitzwilliam Farm (now demolished) which was next to our farm, … Read More
The Village Sycamore by George Foster
Hail ! hail ! thou grand old sycamore ! Thou dear old favourite tree! The village would thy fate deplore, If harm should happen thee. I`m pleased to see thee looking well ; Thou blooms as fresh as ever; … Read More
Memories of Joseph and Frances Waller of WWII
CAN YOU REMEMBER THE DAY WHEN YOU HEARD ABOUT THE WAR BREAKING OUT? Grandma: “Yes, I know where I was. I was stood on the wall at Dymchurch in Kent. Everyone was thinking, “Gas masks! Gas masks!” You know. That’s … Read More
Life in the Royal Artillery – Bert Spooner, WWII
Bert Spooner was born at 9 Harewood Road, Sheffield in 1945 before moving to 61 High Street, Mosborough. In 1946 his family moved to 3 Elm Crescent before eventually moving on to settle at 6 Ash st Mosborough in 1947. … Read More