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Diana Jackson

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The Great War

  • Ancasta, Guide me Swiftly Home ~ FREE ON KINDLE

    Eventispress has made my second novel: ANCASTA GUIDE ME SWIFTLY HOME FREE ON KINDLE FROM 12TH TO 16TH NOVEMBER The novel is a family saga set in Woolston, Southampton between 1910 and 1920, taking each member of the family through The Great War. For more information: CELEBRATING AUTHOR DIANA JACKSON’S WORK WITH A GIVEAWAY THINKING…

  • My Next Talk at Kinghorn Library

    Some of you may be a bit confused by the name change but Diggins is my married name, Diana Jackson is my penname but was also my maiden name. Most folks around here in Kinghorn know me as Diana Diggins. Do pop into the library to reserve your ticket.

  • Flowers of the Forest

    Yesterday, Armistice Day, was a poignant reflection on wars gone by and current conflicts in the world. The words that comes to mind, both attending the service here in Kinghorn and watching the Cenotaph on TV are: respect, humility, sadness and a longing for peace and freedom, but not without cost if necessary It was…

  • World War One Heroes ~ a Personal Tribute

    As we arrive at the final days of the 100th anniversary of the end of World War One I would like to make a personal tribute to my Grandfather and Great Uncles. On 6th August 1918 Raymond Jackson (who the family called Tom) of the 3rd Dragoon Guards died as a prisoner of war in…

  • We will remember them

    For anyone who has family members who fought in The Somme I can recommend a trip to northern France at this time, the 100th anniversary, to show respect and give thanks for the contribution of so many men who gave their lives to try to keep us free from tyranny. Having walked along small country…

  • A Poignant and Unexpected Walk in The Somme

    We were travelling through France this summer to fulfill two of my husband’s dreams. The first was to attend Classic Le Mans, an exciting series of car races on this famous circuit, reflecting the early eras  of racing ~ each group of cars from the 1920’s to 1960’s racing over a 24 hour period. An…

  • In WW1 Victor returns injured to Riduna (Alderney) ~ the island of his birth

    In WW1 Victor returns injured to Riduna (Alderney) ~ the island of his birth

    In Ancasta Guide me Swiftly Home I have tried to tell less well known tales of the Great War. Having said that, each of the Newton family from Woolston, Southampton played plausible roles in WW1 taking them as far as Turkey and even India. Here Victor, an injured soldier, returns to Riduna (Alderney) the island…

  • A WW1 sea plane carrier takes Jack to Port Said

    A WW1 sea plane carrier takes Jack to Port Said

    As we have seen in docudramas on TV in recent weeks ‘every letter tells a story’ and as a writer it seemed the most effective way of communicating the tale of the lives of the Newton family as each play their part in The Great War. In this extract of ‘Ancasta Guide me Swiftly Home‘…