Category Archives: Military History

Gurkhas welcomed to Lowestoft

Posted on June 13, 2021 by G. A. Michael Sims

It was my privilege today to take two Gurkha veterans from the Gurkha community at Thurrock out to tea at Lowestoft. Although I am no longer a trustee I still have a keen interest in the Lord Kitchener Memorial Holday … Continue reading →

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The end of an era…

Posted on February 3, 2021 by G. A. Michael Sims

I have decided to step down as a trustee of the Lord Kitchener Memorial Holiday Centre, Lowestoft. With a family connection of active support going back to 1919 it’s a bit of a wrench but there comes a time when … Continue reading →

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Lowestoft WW2 Cuckoo postscript

Posted on January 30, 2017 by G. A. Michael Sims

With the 75th anniversary of the raid on 1st February 1942 fast approaching it is perhaps time for a brief postcript to the piece I wrote on Lowestoft’s ‘cuckoo’ air raid warning. Please read that first if you have not … Continue reading →

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Lowestoft’s life-saving ‘Cuckoo’ alarm in WW2

Posted on February 19, 2016 by G. A. Michael Sims

The 1st February 2017 will be the 75th anniversary of a tragic incident which took place in Victoria Road, Lowestoft in 1942 during WW2, when  a mother and her two children were killed by a German bomb. Their deaths, however, … Continue reading →

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Edward Seago and Pegasus

Posted on September 30, 2014 by G. A. Michael Sims

Recently I was privileged to be able to visit the Dutch House, the home and studio of the artist Edward Seago at Ludham in Norfolk. For those unfamiliar with him Edward Seago was born in Norwich, the younger son of … Continue reading →

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Kitchener AGM 2014

Posted on September 14, 2014 by G. A. Michael Sims

Another year has gone by and the Annual General Meeting of the Lord Kitchener Memorial Holiday Centre at Lowestoft – colloquially “Kitchener’s” – has come round again being held last Friday evening at the Centre in Kirkley Cliff. Once again … Continue reading →

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Riding the Old Front Line

Posted on August 25, 2014 by G. A. Michael Sims

A stalwart band of battlefield guides from Anglia Tours Limited and their friends and supporters have recently travelled the entire length of the WW1 Western Front from the Belgian coast to Switzerland raising funds for two charities. The main team … Continue reading →

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Lowestoft and Lord Kitchener

Posted on June 4, 2014 by G. A. Michael Sims

It seems that one of Lowestoft’s best kept secrets is its connection with Lord Kitchener. By the outbreak of WW1 Field-Marshal Lord Kitchener was already a national figure, known for his successes at the Battles of Ferkeh and Hafir in … Continue reading →

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Lowestoft WW1 Memorial

Posted on January 29, 2014 by G. A. Michael Sims

Recently a neighbour, knowing my interest in local and military history, showed me a programme for the dedication of the memorial to the 716 Lowestoft men killed during World War One. The sadder thing still about the memorial, apart from … Continue reading →

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