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Finding references
I am starting to wonder when I will come to the bottom of the seemingly bottomless collection of documents and photographs from Arnold’s...
Rebecca Clarke
Mar 27, 20232 min read


Suitable Commemoration
Everytime I enter my father-in-law’s house I take the time to look at the two frames on the wall. The first one you pass as you walk...
Rebecca Clarke
Mar 15, 20231 min read


Building a community
A huge part of my research has been trying to contact descendants and relatives of men who served on HMS India. I always figured that if...
Rebecca Clarke
Jan 18, 20232 min read


Musings on trauma
I discovered another letter recently. It is written to Richard Feaver Clarke, Arnold’s father, and it is from Arthur Hubbard, Arnold’s...
Rebecca Clarke
Jan 11, 20232 min read


Published Author
One of my Christmas presents was a mug from my eldest daughter. Written on it is ‘Published author Est. 2022’. I am keeping it on my...
Rebecca Clarke
Jan 4, 20232 min read


Merry Christmas
Arnold (and many others from HMS India) spent three Christmas’ in Norway. In 1916, Arnold wrote to Nurse Bates “To wish a Christmas...
Rebecca Clarke
Dec 22, 20222 min read


History is not a static thing
It may appear that history is a static thing. It’s happened and so it doesn’t change. In many ways this is true but what does change is...
Rebecca Clarke
Dec 12, 20222 min read
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