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Patricia ‘Budgie’ Rosewell

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Women of the Army (1949-92)

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Band of Sisters

In 2019, Legasee Educational Trust partnered with Help for Heroes’ Band of Sisters to document the lived experiences of families supporting wounded veterans. Through 30 candid interviews with parents, partners, and children, the project uncovered the profound challenges faced by those living with veterans affected by both physical and emotional...
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Sacrifice: Stories of Bravery and Resilience (Astley Hall, Chorley)

Sacrifice: Stories of Bravery & Resilience features in-depth video interviews with 13 veterans who served in Northern Ireland, Bosnia, Iraq, and Afghanistan. These interviews offer a unique and intimate look into the lives of those who have served in the British Armed Forces in the past two decades. The...
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Linda Rudkin

Linda Rudkin’s husband Colin served with the Royal Green Jackets in Northern Ireland during the Troubles. What happened to him there has stayed with him...
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Lorna Hunter

Lorna Hunter shares her family's journey through military life, PTSD, and the challenges of finding the right support for her husband, Tom. Content Warning...
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Kate Boe

Kate Boe served in the Royal Air Force as a nurse, where she met her husband John - a military policeman. John was diagnosed with...
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Army - The Aden Emergency

Colin Parker

Colin used to love watching the trooping of the colour but coming from Hull had assumed a life on the docks was his lot. That... Go to Veteran Profile >
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Army - Sacrifice: Stories of Bravery and Resilience (Astley Hall, Chorley)

Paul Lewis

From joining the 3 Parachute Regiment to battling with his mental health as a veteran, one of the first British military casualties in the...
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Heather Lake

Heather Lake’s husband served with the Royal Logistics Corps as a chef. He was diagnosed with PTSD after two tours of Northern Ireland and one...
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Jenni Worthington

Jenni’s Partner Dan served in the army as a Royal Engineer in Bosnia and Iraq before working in Afghanistan in a civilian role. He would...
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Ulrike Clarke

Ulrike candidly opens up about her partner’s journey to a PTSD diagnosis and treatment, as well as her own mental health challenges. Content warning//...
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Teri Turner

Teri and her husband live in Devon and I was lucky to meet her. I'm glad I did. She's a great character and she defined...
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Army - Sacrifice: Stories of Bravery and Resilience (Astley Hall, Chorley)

Dave Buck

Dave Buck had a couple of stints in the armed forces. Whilst he enjoyed most of what he did there are scars... Memories of active...
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John Ramage

John is a Consultant in Gastroenterology, Clinical Research Director at Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and a Visiting Professor in the Hampshire Collaboration for Health...
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Kirsty Green

Kirsty shares the story of her partner’s debilitating injury and its affect on their lives. Content warning// This interview contains discussions of sensitive topics...
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Louise Reynolds

Louise Reynolds: Life, Love, and the Hidden Wounds of Military Service

Content warning// This interview contains discussions of sensitive topics such as PTSD, depression and...
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Sandra Bremner

Sandra's husband, Sammy, struggles with depression and PTSD Sandra Bremner comes from Ballyclare a small town in County Antrim, where she met her husband...
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Vikki Foley

Vikki candidly opens up about her husband’s tours of Afghanistan and the toll they took on his mental health and their marriage. Content warning//...
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Zoe Meakin

An inspiring story of a military wife who fought hard to get the right support for her husband and her family after an incident...
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Frank Ashleigh

Frank Ashleigh was born in Stepney, London on 23rd of December, 1924. After the war he admits to being very anti-German and now puts this...
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Army - Sacrifice: Stories of Bravery and Resilience (Astley Hall, Chorley)

Darren Swift

Darren Swift joined the Royal Green Jackets in 1982. Ten years later his career is ended when he is blown up in Northern Ireland. A...
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Army - Sacrifice: Stories of Bravery and Resilience (Astley Hall, Chorley)

Hannah Campbell

Corporal Hannah Campbell was in the Adjutant General's Corps. In 2007, whilst serving in Iraq, the building she was in was caught in mortar fire......
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Kevin Fenton

Kevin shares the story of his journey into the Royal Medical Corps of the Army, highlighting his acts of bravery aboard HMS Sir Galahad...
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Band of Sisters

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A project exploring the 100-year history of the experiences of families living with wounded veterans. We interviewed 30 people about their experiences, wrote a paper...

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Army , Women of the Army (1949-92)
Army , Women of the Army (1949-92)

Patricia ‘Budgie’ Rosewell

Budgie provided us with some lovely photos of her at work and play!
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Women of the Army (1949-92)

In 2024, with support from the National Lottery Heritage Fund, we proudly added 30 female voices to the Legasee Archive...
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