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	STICKY: Wirral War Diary Part 2 (Preview) The pictures are quite small so you may need to right click on them and select 'Save as'. Once you have saved them to your computer you can re-open them as a larger file so that you can view the text clearly.	Doctor Frick	0	3387		Dec 1 21:43 2009 by Doctor Frick
	STICKY: The Wirral War Diary Part 1 (Preview) The pictures are quite small so you may need to right click on them and select 'Save as'. Once you have saved them to your computer you can re-open them as a larger file so that you can view the text clearly.	Doctor Frick	0	3192		Dec 1 21:34 2009 by Doctor Frick
	STICKY: Victoria cross (VC) (Preview) The Victoria Cross was born in the carnage of the Crimean War, even though hostilities had ceased a good twelve months before the first award was made. The Crimean Campaign was the first war to be covered by regular correspondents, especially by reporters as perceptive and critical as William Howar...	Brother Andrew	0	2933		May 29 06:18 2009 by Brother Andrew
	Prenton Wireless Station (Preview) Hello, There was a wireless transmitting station located at Prenton which was used in connection with the Western Approaches centre at Derby House during World War 2. Does anyone know anything about the place or location etc Are there any remains? There are excellent photographs of it on the IWM w...	Michael Kirwan	0	757		May 13 13:49 2023 by Michael Kirwan
	Landican Liberator Crash (Preview) On the 19th October 1944 a USAF B-24 Liberator was flying over the Wirral, west of Liverpool, when it inexplicably blew up killing all 24 on board. There is a plaque situated near Durley Industrial Estate, by Brook Road on the river Fender, which reads: IN MEMORY OF THE 24 U.S. ARMY AIR FORCE WHO DIED WHE...	red devil	1	3897		Jul 7 17:39 2017 by red devil
	Bombing map of Wirral (Preview) Good to find more maps of where the bombs fell in Wirral, but is Wallasey not in Wirral? What/where is the map showing the very large numbers of bombs the fell on Wallasey? The map should be in Earlston library.	waveywirral	5	6447		Jul 17 04:45 2013 by davidm38
	Petty Officer Megan D Highton 14067 WRNS (Preview) Hi there.. Im currently trying to find out any information about my mothers Aunt, who died on 18th Feb 1947 and has a listing on the war graves site. There is no further information that I can find as to how she died etc and we'd be very interested to hear this story. Unfortunatly we are not in contact with a...	Optimystic	2	3361		May 23 05:05 2012 by ejg
	Tranmere bomb damage (Preview) Loving the site ! Does anyone have info/pics regarding bomb damage in Rosedale Road, Tranmere? I used to live at no.56 and i beleieve that nos 52 and 54 were completely destroyed (with fatalities) and then rebuilt My dad (RIP) always used to moan when decorating that are house had been shaken and thats...	toffeehater	0	2745		Oct 1 12:55 2011 by toffeehater
	Fastest Plane Shot Down in WW2 (Preview) This is the claim to fame of Speke and Bromborough. JU88	red devil	0	2913		Mar 8 18:21 2011 by red devil
	Lt Jay Simpson USAF (Preview) Lieutenant Jay Frederick Simpson died on Jan 9th 1944 test flying a Republic Thunderbolt P-47 over Moreton, Wirral. It flipped over in flames whilst he looked for somewhere to land safely. He had taken off from US Burtonwood Airbase, Lancashire, earlier. It flew out to sea and on its return over Ho...	red devil	0	2771		Mar 8 07:05 2011 by red devil
	REME Embarkment Establishment NW Ports (Preview) Or more commonly known Bidston Army Camp I beleive it was WW2 but all my current info is related to the 50s.	red devil	0	2518		Mar 5 16:36 2011 by red devil
	Victoria cross winners of Liverpool (Preview) Cyril Edward Gourley Cyril Edward Gourley was born in Wavertree, Liverpool and educated at Calda Grange Grammar School and Liverpool University, graduating in 1913. A small footpath running from Grammar School Lane, opposite the main entrance to the school, and leading to Column Road, is named i...	Brother Andrew	2	5168		May 29 10:46 2009 by Brother Andrew
	Victoria cross winners from Cheshire (Preview) John Buckley He was 43 years old, and a Deputy Assistant Commissary of Ordnance in the Commissariat Department Bengal Est. of the British East India Company during the Indian Mutiny when the following took place for which he was awarded the VC. On 11 May 1857 at Delhi, India, Deputy Assistant Commiss...	Brother Andrew	6	7771		May 29 08:57 2009 by Brother Andrew
	Victoria cross winners from Wirral (Preview) Christopher Bushell Medal entitlement of Lieutenant Colonel Christopher Bushell, comd 7th Bn, Queen's Royal West Surrey Regiment Victoria Cross Distinguished Service Order ( DSO ) 1914 Star + clasp "5th Aug-22nd Nov 1914" British War Medal ( 1914-20 ) Victory Medal ( 1914-19 ) + MiD O...	Brother Andrew	1	4267		May 29 07:01 2009 by Brother Andrew

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