by Mark Simmons | Nov 13, 2026 | Uncategorized
Ireland 2026 “Memorial trip for Nick” We set off on the 13 October at about 7.50 am from Liskeard in our Alfa Romeo Giulietta QV for Bangor in North Wales. Some 360 miles distant, the weather was pretty good. Other than queuing at the Tamar Bridge to get out of... by Mark Simmons | Sep 30, 2026 | Uncategorized
by Mark Simmons | Jul 29, 2026 | Uncategorized
Warships International Fleet Review have published the last two articles in my four piece series on trying to force the Dardanelles in 1915 in their July & August issues Marine Alfred Scott Hard my Grandfather who survived the sinking of HMS Ocean Canopus Class... by Mark Simmons | Jun 18, 2026 | Uncategorized
Surrender of the High Seas Fleet On my wall hangs the Der Tag, poster a reminder of a by-gone age an event never to be repeated. Der Tag is German for “The Day”, the poster lists the ships in this context present on 21 November, 1918 during the surrender...