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  • Thomas May: A War Horse and Broken Spurs
  • A Son of Lynn: Marine David Howard
  • Herbert Crook: The Last Post
  • Letters From Home: My Dear Boy Fred
  • Uncle Bert: A Boy Soldier In A Forgotten Army
  • Yves Clément Marie: A French Connection
  • John Pearce: A Short Ride Through History
  • Remembering Uncle Harry
  • The Harpley Fusilier
  • The Spurious Glengarry
  • Uncle Walter: Honorary Scotsman
  • Brothers in Arms
  • Uncle Syd: The First to Fall
  • “Time will not dim the glory of their deeds”
  • A Final Resting Place
  • Family History Rewritten: Unanswered Questions
  • Finding Their Way Home
  • Who Do You Think You Are?
  • The Other Side of the Street
  • Counting the Cost
  • Putting The Record Straight
  • “See You At Breakfast”
  • Faded Memory
  • Lockdown Railway Walks
  • A Pain That Lasts A Lifetime
  • The Diaries of Stan Brzeski
  • Love through Fire: Za wolność Naszą i Waszą
  • Jack Pearce: “A glimpse of Heaven”
  • The Last Harvest
  • Re-thinking Grandad B
  • Shadows of The Mighty Eighth
  • Herbert Crook: Lost in the desert
  • Mary Crook: A Casualty of War
  • The secrets of George Burlingham
  • A Soldiers Heart: The tale of William Hinnells
  • Grandad ‘B’: Enigma and Hero
  • Harry Crook MM & Passchendaele 100
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Farm Boys and Pioneers

A bit of a journey…

Author: Farmboys & Pioneers

What began with an interest in the wartime adventures of great grandfathers and great uncles became a journey across the old British Empire. Maybe more than just one blog?

Remembering Uncle Harry

Posted on Jan 10, 2025Jun 29, 2025 by Farmboys & Pioneers

A tale about PTSD , mental health and homelessness after WW2

Tagged Family History, Mental Health, Norfolk, Royal Army Medical Corps, Veterans, WW2Leave a comment

The Harpley Fusilier

Posted on Oct 23, 2024Nov 2, 2025 by Farmboys & Pioneers

The short war of a Norfolk farm boy

Tagged City of London Regiment, Family History, Harpley, Kings Lynn, Norfolk, Royal Fusiliers, WW1Leave a comment

The Spurious Glengarry

Posted on Oct 22, 2024Dec 22, 2024 by Farmboys & Pioneers

There was a soldier, a Scottish soldier...

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Uncle Walter: Honorary Scotsman

Posted on Jan 24, 2024Nov 19, 2025 by Farmboys & Pioneers

His mother couldn't stop him

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Brothers in Arms

Posted on Jan 11, 2024Jan 14, 2024 by Farmboys & Pioneers

A tale of two brothers in wartime Norfolk My daily walk to work takes me into the historic town centre of King's Lynn; past the merchants houses of Nelson Street and the grand buildings of St Margaret's Place opposite The Minster. Amongst the architecture is St Margaret's House (now known as Hanse House), the modern … Continue reading Brothers in Arms →

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