Stories
Fiction, personal recollections, and literature connected to the objects we keep. Each piece is labeled so you know what kind of story you’re reading.
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A fictional story set during the 23rd Armoured Brigade’s disastrous first action at El Mreir in July 1942. Amid minefields, smoke and relentless gunfire, one Valentine tank crew fights to bring themselves and the men they rescue back alive.
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In 1917, a young Welsh driver takes two soldiers along rain-soaked roads to Southampton, where they will depart for France. Along the way, shared laughter, a chance discovery, and a growing affection make the farewell harder than expected. A fictional story inspired by the showcased items.
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The first battles for the beaches of Gallipoli in 1915 from a different perspective. A fictional story inspired by showcased items.
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Poor naked wretches, wheresoe’er you are, That bide the pelting of this pitiless storm! How shall your houseless heads, and unfed sides, Your loop’d and window’d raggedness, defend you From seasons such as these?— Shakspeare.
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