Cumbria

'In the Quartermaster's Stores': 'Bish' Burney and Matt Devlin

Eventually, in December 2005, a good friend by the name of Ray Devlin informed me he had a photograph of...

A precious memory that should live forever

In Whitehaven Cemetery, Hilda's headstone describes her as ‘the Beloved Wife of Sgt Pat...

Hilda and Pat McGuinness from Whitehaven, Cumbria: In everlasting memory

Pat and Hilda McGuinness had five children: three girls and two boys....

Some happy memories of working at Silbertson’s factory

Sally was born at Cleator Moor, Cumberland on 24 January 1927, the eldest child of Edward McCrickett and...

Mines Rescue work at Haig Pit, Whitehaven, Cumbria

The other members of the Haig Pit Rescue Team on the photograph with Michael McCrink are Charlie Parkinson,...

From Vienna and London to Whitehaven: Frank Schon and Fred Marzillier

In the 1990s, the Whitehaven Civic Society financed Memorial Plaques to both Frank Schon and Fred...

Remembering Stanley Carruthers from Scilly Banks, Cumbria

This article is about Stanley Carruthers of Round Close Farm, Scilly Banks, Cumberland who served in Burma...

A train journey to Workington and then six years in the army

This account of World War Two is submitted on behalf of Mr Tom Fitzsimons from Whitehaven, Cumbria who...

Three former Cumbrian Sea Cadets remember the war years

Harry Renney, a Border Regiment soldier in both World Wars

A written record of Harry's Second World War service was not available at the time of writing this...

Joe Kelly, a ‘Border Regiment Man’ through and through

After some time back in Britain, Joe went out with the Border Regiment serving in the Middle and Far East,...

Joe Toner from Whitehaven, Cumbria, celebrating the songs of World War Two.

Joe Toner from Whitehaven, Cumbria, celebrating the songs of World War Two. On Sunday 26 June 2005, Joe and...

A Cumbrian lad makes it to Germany

This article is about Alan Haig Wilson from Scilly Banks, Cumberland. Scilly Banks is a small village on...

Driver Patrick Kelly RASC, from Whitehaven, Cumberland

Pat took part in the Normandy Landings as part of the 11th Armoured Division and has been Treasurer of the...

A Merchant Seaman from Whitehaven, Cumbria

Wreath laying at the Cenotaph in Castle Park

On Remembrance Sunday 2005 in Whitehaven my grandfather Joseph Toner was laying the wreath at the cenotaph...

Corporal Henry Kelly MM, The Border Regiment, from Whitehaven, Cumberland

Henry being awarded the Military Medal was announced in the 'Supplement to the London Gazette'...

Wartime service in the ATS: Marie Elliott from Carlisle, Cumbria

The article has been written by Joseph Ritson, a volunteer for the BBC Radio Cumbria CSV Action Desk at the...

Naafi - Holme on Spaldingmoor

My mother, Mary Sidebottom was stationed in the Naafi at Holme in Spaldingmoor, East Yorkshire during the...