Descendants of Drake
The unrelated Drake buried in Gibraltar’s bay.
What did they call ‘Fake News’ in 1933? The article pictured here reporting the death of Edward Tyrwhitt-Drake...
Operation Snatch – Missing in action
Gibraltarians should have a close look at any old videos stored away. If they happen to have a copy of the movie Operation Snatch...
Britain’s Female Aviation Heroes
The drunk holding court at the Queen’s Hotel in his crumpled suit and stained tie looked nothing like the playboy aviator he claimed to...
DARTMOOR – WW2 plane crash
As I watched the above scene unfold from my small flat in the Devon village of Moretonhampstead my thoughts turned to the luckless World...
MAIN STREET – The history behind our signage
Have you ever wondered when walking or driving along Gibraltar’s thoroughfares how roads, streets, lanes and alleyways get their names? Many are derived from...
STREET MARKETS – Why don’t we have one?
It’s true to say surely, a lot of us enjoy visiting street markets. In London; Camden Market, Petticoat Lane and Portobello spring to mind...
MIRACLE OF DELIVERANCE – Gibraltar was General’s reward for Dunkirk retreat
Gibraltar must have seemed like a dream posting after the hell of Dunkirk but General Gort was a soldier of action and he accepted...
50 YEARS LATER – The day we denied Franco
At this juncture, it is hard to deny that the most crucial political challenge is Brexit. The UK narrowly voted in favour of leaving...
LEFT BEHIND – World War II: Gibraltar’s finest hour
“We shall go on to the end. We shall fight in France, we shall fight on the seas and oceans, we shall fight with...
NO ENEMY SHALL EXPEL US – The Royal Gibraltar Regiment 1939...
words | Mike Brufal
Dr Matthias Strohn is the author of the history of The Royal Gibraltar Regiment 1939-2014 which will be launched later this...
