Alan Dawson

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If I should die, think only this of me

That there’s some corner of a foreign field

That is forever England

There shall be in that rich earth a richer dust concealed

A dust whom England bore, shaped, made aware,

Gave, once, her flowers to love, her ways to roam.

Those lines were written by Rupert Brooke at the outbreak of the First World War. His poem, The Soldier, was published in March 1915, a few weeks before his premature death – a death his words foreshadowed. 

Brooke was proud of the soldier in his poem. He wanted him to be remembered. 

But what if someone doesn’t want to be remembered? What if they want to die anonymously in a foreign field – to be neither remembered nor forgotten – in fact, as though they never existed.

Welcome to the story of the Isdal Woman. 

The Isdal Woman: Who Was She, And Was She Murdered?

* This podcast contains topics related to suicide or self-harm. It started as a family outing to pick juniper berries. It ended with the

#Bergen #Norway #mystery #RupertBrooke #IsdalWoman #DeathInIceValley #TheSoldier

The Isdal Woman: Who Was She, And Was She Murdered?

* This podcast contains topics related to suicide or self-harm. It started as a family outing to pick juniper berries. It ended with the

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Why did Lee Harvey Oswald shoot JFK? We’ll never know. Jack Ruby saw to that. But we do know why Sirhan Bishara Sirhan assassinated Robert F. Kennedy in 1968. Sirhan was captured. And over the course of his life sentence, he’s gone on record about what motivated him. 

Patrick Magee, the Brighton bomber, is less talkative. Magee tried to blow up Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and her cabinet in 1984 – and he almost succeeded.  Magee was a terrorist, a member of the Irish Republican Army. But was he a psychopath? And was Sirhan? 

We’ve been looking for answers.

#sirhansirhan #patrickmagee #pira #ira #middleeast #robertkennedy #margaretthatcher #brighton #politicalmurders #political #assassinations #palestine #truecrimeaddict #truecrimepodcast

https://www.spreaker.com/episode/48795355

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A morning in Southwell for the book launch of Byron's Manor, detailing his time in Southwell as a teenage poet. Great to meet the author Geoffrey Bond who knew all about his connection and appreciation of pugilism. Another fine piece of Nottinghamshire history that links into The Bendigo Story.

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Bridgford Brutalism - Trent Bridge - Nottingham

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Here's a quick story behind a Commonwealth War Grave at Carlton Cemetery in Nottinghamshire.

There are more.

Tell us about them if you know of any others.

Every story needs telling.

https://www.mapperleypeople.co.uk/lance-corporal-terry-mapperleys-commando/

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https://www.bendigofunds.co.uk/what-have-the-bendigo-heritage-project-done-in-2023/

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On Sunday 14th July 1918, my grandad's war diary states he was wounded during fighting in Palestine. The following day he was in Jerusalem Hospital then on to Gaza Hospital.

The War To End All Wars.

His story is here: mapperleypeople.co.uk/a-great-war-st…

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Welcome to Psycho Killer, a fast growing UK Podcast that I am pleased to be working with.

If you’re obsessed with authentic true-crime stories you’ve come to the right place. Psycho Killer is a podcast made by real homicide investigators for true-crime connoisseurs.

Psycho Killer combines a detective’s powers of investigation with a journalist’s nose for a story to bring you insights and exposés from the darkest corners of the human psyche.

So go ahead. Get closer. We'll see you on the dark side.

A British podcast recommended for true crime fans everywhere

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You won't find a 'Clina House' than this property in the Porchester Gardens area of Mapperley.

We wonder where the name originates?

https://www.mapperleypeople.co.uk/the-history-of-clina-house-in-mapperley/

#mapperley #mapperleynottingham #mapperleyhistory #porchester #porchestergardens #housenames #clina

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Mapperley Golf Club in Nottingham receives one of their old medals from 1912. It was discovered in a house in Warrington by Robin Phillips who kindly got in touch with the club. Full story here. 🏌‍♂️⛳️

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https://www.mapperleypeople.co.uk/researching-mapperley-history/

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It started as a family outing to pick juniper berries.

It ended with the discovery of a charred body on a wooded mountainside near Bergen in Norway.

The Norwegian police ruled out foul play and and the coroner recorded a verdict of suicide, but speculation about the grisly discovery refused to go away.

It was 1970, the height of the Cold War. Stories of espionage started circulating.

The more amateur sleuths probed the mystery the more baffling the story became.

Psycho Killer decided to unravel the case of the so-called Isdal Woman.

Once and for all.

https://www.spreaker.com/episode/51417395

https://spreaker.page.link/yUmbRKBXZrBbDAAV6

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One of my projects is a Local Community News Site in Nottingham. It covers the postcodes NG3 - 5.

Welcome to Mapperley People.

Local Community News for Mapperley Nottingham