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On This Day In 1916 – A Narrow Escape

Posted on 18 June 2017 by
Possibly a photograph of the damaged seaplane reported in the incident of 31st May 1916

18TH JUNE Early aviation during the First World War was a hairy business. Harvey’s grandad, Cyril Ellen, was involved in two recorded incidents whilst serving with the R.N.A.S. (Royal Naval Air Service) onboard HMS Riviera. Riviera saw service with the … Continue reading →

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On This Day – Remembering The Quetta Earthquake Of 1935

Posted on 31 May 2017 by
Quetta Earthquake 1935 - Buildings were reduced to rubble

31ST MAY Today, 31st May, sees the 82nd anniversary of the earthquake at Quetta, Balochistan, British India, which is now part of Pakistan. Harvey’s grandparents and mother, who was a child at the time, were caught up in the disaster … Continue reading →

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Harvey’s Grandad’s Photo To Feature On German TV Almost A Century On

Posted on 3 February 2016 by
Series of Photographs of the Lower Struma, September 1917

Last year I posted in the Great War Forum a number of photographs, taken during World War I, which reside in the collection of Harvey’s grandad. I wanted to see if any of the forum members could identify the places … Continue reading →

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Tiger Moth At Imperial War Museum Duxford

Posted on 3 November 2015 by
de Havilland Tiger Moth

As the Imperial War Museum Duxford (IWM Duxford) is being featured on the BBC programme, The People Remember, all this week I thought I’d post a video of a de Havilland Tiger Moth which came in to land at Duxford … Continue reading →

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HMS Riviera – The Dark Room Mystery Remains

Posted on 2 October 2015 by
Ship's Log for HMS Riviera - 30th June 1915

I was in London on Wednesday and, whilst I was there, I spent a few hours at the National Archives. My main purpose was to see if I could satisfy the family lore which suggests that Harvey’s grandad, Cyril Ellen, … Continue reading →

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Flying Log Books For C N ELLEN

Posted on 29 March 2015 by

If anyone reading this knows the whereabouts of the flying log books, or any other items, for Air Commodore Cyril Norman Ellen D.F.C. (03233), we’d be enormously grateful if you would get in touch via my contact form. Cyril Ellen … Continue reading →

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The R.A.F.’s Account Of The 1935 Quetta Earthquake

Posted on 26 September 2014 by
Aftermath of the Quetta Earthquake 1935

Harvey’s grandparents (Cyril Norman Ellen and Gladys Lily Ellen, nee Gardner) were in Quetta, which was then in British India, during the devastating earthquake in 1935. I’ve published a page about the event which includes an excerpt from the RAF … Continue reading →

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