DENIS BARTLETT BEM
DENIS BARTLETT BEM Life Member Royal Naval Writers’ Association (RNWA) Sadly, Denis “Crossed the Bar” in December 2023. This page and article remain as a testament to a long life, well lived, and as a tribute to a stalwart and much valued member of the Association. RIP Denis. Summary of Royal Naval Career 1939 to […]
Robert D. Wallace (Royal Navy Writer & Engineering Mechanic)
Robert D. Wallace (Royal Navy Writer & Engineering Mechanic) Prologue As a school-boy I was asked What do you want to be when you grow up?, I replied Join the Navy! At 15 I applied for the examination for Engineering Artificer Branch. After a gruelling long weekend at Rosyth I was told that I […]
Wetherby – Then and Now
Wetherby – Then and Now A Journey by Lieutenant Commander & Mrs P Danks RN. My wife and I visited Wetherby on 12 th July one of the drier days of the summer of 2012. Whilst there I thought that an article on the history of Wetherby and some key dates in the development of […]
Finding Pop
FINDING POP Robert Ephraim Lambert (1900-1978) an RN Writer As written and told by RNWA Honorary Life Member Paul Martin Special thanks to the RNWA for their tremendous help with my research and for allowing me to tell Pop’s story. Outside Clarence house, Pop announcing the birth of Princess Margaret’s son in 1961.
Life as a Prisoner of War of the Japanese
Life as a Prisoner of War of the Japanese I received the article below as a result of my request in the RNWA December 2018 newsletter for members to send in any “dits†or personal experiences that might interest other members. I recommend this article to all members especially the recorded interview. It gives insight […]