herbert’s scarf

31 Jul 2012

The Anniversary of the third battle of Ypres

by Susan | posted in: patterns, personal | 1

I was going to post a new blog post today but today is the 31st July which is the anniversary of the third battle of Ypres or Passchendaele, the day great uncle Herbert is thought to have died, so I … Read More

7 Apr 2012

Herbert’s Story

by Susan | posted in: knitting history, personal | 15

In the autumn of 1914, a 19 year old John ‘Herbert’ Ogden, from Blackpool Lancashire, enlisted in the newly formed “Kitchener’s Army” to fight in the “Great War”. Like hundreds of thousands of other young men Herbert firmly believed … Read More

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