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 →
In the latest blog post for the A to Z Blogging Challenge 2019. we look at a man who was honoured for his courage and bravery in a battlezone. Neville James Heenan 1892-1956 Neville James Heenan was in the midst … Continue reading →
We’re now on letter C in the A-Z challenge. Today we meet Claude Rigby Heenan, a man who was honoured by his King for services rendered on the Western Front during World War 1. Claude was born in the Brentford … Continue reading →
They went from the fields of Ireland, the villages of Scotland and the cities of England. Some put away their farrier’s tools; others their hunting traps and their miners’ lamps, never to pick them up again. Husbands, sons, fathers and … Continue reading →
This month has seen good progress in several areas of my research. Military records Five new biographies of soldiers with the Heenan surname who were killed while serving in World War 1, have now been added. This month I’ve completed … Continue reading →
You’ll know from previous posts that I’ve been trying to gather information about each of the Heenan soldiers while on active service in World War 1. A few weeks ago I approached a newspaper in Scotland with a suggestion that … Continue reading →