“Rebecca's father Steven, a Serving soldier, died when she was 3. Life went on, eventually to her wedding day. I knew I wanted to include him in Rebecca's wedding and when I found the Company of Makers, I knew the…
Continue Reading →"Ever since I can remember, I’ve always had a fascination with military history. Not so much about battles fought, but about the men and women from Great Britain and the Commonwealth who fought those battles. I wish I’d taken the…
Continue Reading →"My husband joined the Navy in 1962 at 15, training at HMS Ganges. He’d not experienced a good home life and the RN was his first family - this was his first experience of feeling that he belonged; and experienced…
Continue Reading →"I had Company of Makers suggested to me when I asked former Royal Marines, ‘What do you do with your uniforms once you've left?’ Replies came flooding in with the usual military banter… ‘Put them on and re-live your glory days’,…
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