A few days before Fortress Singapore fell to the invading Japanese army, a British army officer was executed as a traitor. Military police reportedly took Captain Patrick Stanley Vaughan Heenan from his prison cell to the edge of Singapore Inner … Continue reading →
Earlier this year I published an article about Joseph Alfred Heenan, a man who went off to sea as a teenager and ended up battling German enemy ships in the Indian ocean, serving in two world wars and honoured by … Continue reading →
When he went to sea as a teenager, Joseph Alfred Heenan could barely have imagined he would chase German enemy ships in the Indian ocean, serve in two world wars and be honoured by his King . According to his … Continue reading →
Fifteen men with the surname of Heenan lost their lives during World War 2. They came from Ireland and England, from Australia and New Zealand and they died in many different theatres of war. Some were lost at sea, others … Continue reading →
It’s time for the letter V in the A-Z challenge which I am using to feature some of the 1800 people in my database that have the Heenan surname. Today I’m featuring a man whose career in the Royal Navy … Continue reading →
We’ve reached the letter T in the A-Z challenge which I am using to feature some of the 1800 people in my database that have the Heenan surname. I have plenty of candidates for today’s article. There are 52 Thomas … Continue reading →