Stories & Research
History belongs to more than generals, governments and official reports. These are the people, events and questions Kathryn continues to investigate.
British Army Captain Lisa Jade Head
British Army Captain Lisa Jade Head told anyone within hearing distance that she had the ‘best job in the world’. Most of us would add ‘the most dangerous’. The 29-year-old had studied human biology at the University of Huddersfield which may have been either an odd...
Captain Elizabeth Godwin and Princess Charlotte.
Captain Elizabeth Helen Godwin, 28, was a British Army officer in the Household Cavalry. Born in Devon she came from a military family. At school she played field hockey, was an equestrian and a member of the Combined Cadet Force. ‘Lizzie’ was awarded a British Army...
THE STORY OF SQUADRON LEADER KEITH ‘BLUEY’ TRUSCOTT
Published in Wings Magazine THE PRICE OF BEING A HERO Only once did he end up...
MERLE HARE (nee STORRIE)
Merle Hare (nee Storrie) is an iconic figure in the ACT naval community....
RUBY BOYLE-JONES
Ruby Olive Boye, born in Sydney on 29 July in 1891 in Sydney, was the fifth of...
Another war in Broken Hill
There is another more uplifting story concerning war and Broken Hill. The...
War in Broken Hill
It is an unusual place in Australia for one of the first ‘battles’ of World...
Bomber Command aircrew: and the ‘real’ Great Escape.
The 1963 film The Great Escape was considered a classic war film. It featured...
Katherine Stinson
KATHERINE STINSON was born in Alabama in 1891. That likely was the least...
Dr Phoebe Chapple (Captain QMAAC)
It could be tough growing up in a family of high achievers. Her father was...
Amazing Woman: Mary Lindell
Her real name was Ghita ‘Mary’ Lindell, preferred name was Gertrude Mary...
Remarkable Women: Molly Sasson
She was Dutch/English/Australian, her name was Molly Oliver Sasson. Her...
WOMEN PIRATES AND SEAFARERS: present but removed from history.
If you key the words, ‘Women Pirates’ into the web you will immediately be...
Henri ‘Digger’ Heremene
He simply arrived at their airfield, a little shy to begin with but then...