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Referentially
I am starting to wonder when I will come to the bottom of the seemingly bottomless collection of documents and photographs from Arnold’s WW1 experience. Being back in Australia again, I have been s ........
Suitable commemeration
Everytime I enter my father-in-law’s house I take the time to look at the two frames on the wall. The first one you pass as you walk from the front door contains a photograph of Wilfred in his WW1 a ........
You've got mail!
Yesterday a letter arrived. It was a letter that I had been waiting for but it wasn’t addressed to me. The letter was one of Arnold’s. The one that my friend from choir had alerted me to. It was be ........
Musings on trauma
I discovered another letter recently. It is written to Richard Feaver Clarke, Arnold’s father, and it is from Arthur Hubbard, Arnold’s cousin on his mothers side. It was written on July 15, 1918 and r ........
Published Author
One of my Christmas presents was a mug from my eldest daughter. Written on it is ‘Published author Est. 2022’. I am keeping it on my desk with a great sense of pride. I am a published author and my wo ........
Merry Christmas
Arnold (and many others from HMS India) spent three Christmas’ in Norway. In 1916, Arnold wrote to Nurse Bates “To wish a Christmas Wishes and a good New Year. This postcard is very similar to the pla ........
New Discoveries
It may appear that history is a static thing. It’s happened and so it doesn’t change. In many ways this is true but what does change is our understanding and perceptions of it. I’ve written a book on ........
Making Movies
Since first hearing the story of HMS India and then reading Arnold’s letters, I have felt that there was not only a book to be written but also a movie in it. The story seems to have so many areas of ........
Release Day!
I am so excited to finally see my book published and released to the world! It was a labour of love and seeing the heartwarming reaction of my wonderful father-in-law (the book is primarily about his ........
BOOK RELEASE
It is very exciting to announce that Rebecca Clarke's book, A Bare Chronicle of Existence, has been released to the public. This book took over 18 months of research to put together and involved getti ........