Tuesday 15th April 2025 7.30 - 9.00pm (Doors open from 7pm)
Dorset Family History Society will be hosting a meeting at St George's Church Hall, Darby’s Lane, Oakdale, POOLE, Dorset, BH15 3EU with a talk by KEVIN PATIENCE entitled ‘TWO SETS OF MEDALS’.
Kevin Patience grew up in Kenya and served in the Royal Air Force, where he also learnt to dive. A Malta posting introduced him to many historical aircraft and shipwrecks. As part of his interest in military history he was involved in the restoration of British forces graves in Bahrain, and the recovery at sea of a propeller from a crashed Air France airliner as a memorial to those killed.
In the 1990s Kevin published a number of books on the military and transport history of East Africa and an acclaimed study of the German cruiser ‘Königsberg’ sunk in East Africa in 1915. Later writing articles for a variety of aviation, medal and railway journals. In recent years he co-organised steam train safaris in East Africa and led World War 1 Kenya battlefield tours. Now resident in the UK, writing and research continues, together with presenting talks on a variety of subjects including “Two sets of Medals”
Jeffrey Lincoln-Gordon was born in India and joined the Indian Postal Service. In 1914 he was responsible for mail to Indian troops on the Western Front. After serving in Mesopotamia, he joined the Royal Flying Corps and returned to the region flying the BE2c and RE8. After the Armistice he rejoined the Postal Service with postings around India and in WW2 to Singapore. He survived three years on the Death Railway and later farmed in Kenya during the Mau Mau. His collection of medals with an OBE and two genuine sets of WW1 trios made it a possibly unique group. This is his interesting life story.
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Entry is £3 to include tea/coffee and biscuits.
EVERYONE WELCOME
