30 May

On This Day….

The Cat-O-Ninetails was a whip used to administer corporal punishment to Royal Navy Sailors. It was kept in a canvas bag, and sailors never wanted to deal with “Letting the […]

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25 May

Wrens at HMS Vernon

Boat crew members of the Womans’ Royal Naval Service (W.R.N.S) who were based at HMS Vernon during the Second World War. Source; Portsmouth News

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24 May

100 Years Old!

A WOMAN who served as a cypher officer in the Second World War has celebrated her 100th birthday with visits from friends and family at a distance in the garden. Joan […]

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24 May

Update on Edinburgh Weekend October 2020

Unfortunately, the Coronavirus has claimed another casualty in as much as the 2020 committee have now reluctantly decided to postpone the much anticipated weekend in Edinburgh which was due to take place […]

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18 May

Tragic Canadian Loss

Captain Jennifer Casey, from the Canadian ‘Snowbirds’ air acrobatic team was killed and another crew member seriously hurt whilst performing a flyover intended to boost morale during the pandemic. The […]

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17 May

Wren with a perfect salute

A perfect salute after 75 years – – former Wren Edna Wells receives her medal A Dumfries woman who served in the Navy during World War II has finally received her veteran’s […]

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