Captain Blencowe, a Dorset Officer Remembered.
Ernest was born in Derbyshire, England, on the 10th of March 1881. His father, Ernest, produced soap and was a successful man, employing 7 people. The family was relatively affluent at the time of Ernest’s birth, with 3 servants working for the family. The family moved to Devon when he
Battle for Normandy – Hill 112
The Keep Military Museum in Dorchester will be hosting a special evening on the 11th of July 2025 from 18:30 – 21:00. The event will be held at the Dorchester Army Reserve Centre and will include a drinks reception followed by a special talk on the Dorsetshire Regiment at Hill
Barracuda – “An aircraft fit for sailors to fly in” By Stephen White
On 3rd April 1944, the Fleet Air Arm launched its biggest carrier strike of WW2 against the German battleship Tirpitz – and failed to sink her. Consequently, the Royal Navy’s most numerous aircraft, the Fairey Barracuda, has been judged, not least by the Navy’s official historian, an operational failure. In
