In September 1920 Albert John Bowden and his wife Nellie (Ellen Powlesland) were celebrating the birth of their second son at The Dairy, Sticklepath. Little did they think that this little boy would grow up to be a war hero. His persistence and refusal to abandon his vehicle or the supplies it was carrying earned him the military medal for courageous work in North Africa.

URGH! I think I am doing so well, getting my head around the IT. Well I managed to write my blog post on a ‘page’ instead of a ‘post’. So to read all about it and see the pictures please click here!