Category Archives: Cornwall

Early in World War II, the civilian airfield at St. Merryn was requisitioned by the Admiralty and became St. Merryn Fleet Air Arm Station.  The Fleet Air Arm operated from H.M.S. Vulture, as the Station was called, until 1952, when … Continue reading →

The S.S. Tagona was torpedoed by U-55 on 16th May 1918 with the loss of eight lives. The S.S. Armenian, once used as a prisoner transport during the Boer War. was torpedoed and sunk by U-24 off the Cornish coast on 28th June … Continue reading →

The Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry War Memorial in Bodmin.  The building behind, known as the Keep, once housed the barracks of the D.C.L.I. and is now a museum, unfortunately closed when I visited.  There seems to be a recurring … Continue reading →