Both of my Grandfathers served in the Second World War. My maternal Grandfather (“Taid” in Welsh) was a sergeant in the RAF See his discharge papers above. He had also managed to live through the carnage of Gallipoli and the Western Front in the First …Read more…
Far From the Western Front: South Asian Stories of the First World War
After a Labour Party canvass session in Forest Gate last month, Councillor Anam Islam took Councillor John Whitworth and I to this exhibition in the Minhaj-Ul-Quran Cultural centre in Romford Road.
This was a fascinating examination of the untold…Read more…