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First soldier to liberate Nazi-occupied Guernsey, remembered 80 years later

Sue Fitzgerald — Wed, 07 May 2025 08:50:38 +0000

As Britain prepares to mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day, the remarkable story of Sergeant-Major Robert Shaw – the first British serviceman to step onto Nazi-occupied British soil during liberation – is being commemorated by his family in Guernsey this May. On May 9th, 1945, as the rest of Britain celebrated victory in Europe, […]

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First published by Channel Eye on 7 May 2025 at 08:50 GMT.

Official inquiry into Nazi atrocities welcomed by Alderney’s President

Tim Bullock — Mon, 24 Jul 2023 08:40:34 +0000

The States of Alderney President William Tate has welcomed an official UK Government inquiry into the scale of Nazi atrocities on the Island during World War II. Lord Pickles, the UK’s Special Envoy on post-holocaust matters, has announced a review of the numbers of people who died during the Occupation. Alderney is the site of the […]

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First published by Channel Eye on 24 July 2023 at 08:40 GMT.

New exhibition at Jersey War Tunnels commemorates D-Day

Tim Bullock — Tue, 30 Aug 2022 11:31:52 +0000

One of the few surviving Jersey men who fought on D Day will be at the opening of a new exhibition at Jersey War Tunnels tomorrow. 99 year-old Billy Reynolds’ personal account of the Normandy campaign to liberate France forms part of the display which honours those who fought and died for King and country. […]

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First published by Channel Eye on 30 August 2022 at 11:31 GMT.

76th anniversary of Alderney Homecoming celebrated

Tim Bullock — Mon, 20 Dec 2021 11:04:42 +0000

The 76th anniversary of the Alderney Homecoming was celebrated in the island and in the UK last week. Since 2005, December 15th has been an annual public holiday on Alderney, to mark what’s now known as Homecoming Day Lord Wolfson, UK Government Minister with responsibility for the Crown Dependencies tweeted “Today the Ministry of Justice […]

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First published by Channel Eye on 20 December 2021 at 11:04 GMT.

‘Occupied’ film artwork on show at Guernsey Museum

Tim Bullock — Mon, 23 Aug 2021 11:35:48 +0000

Visitors to Guernsey’s Museum at Candie can now see the original painting behind the powerful ‘Occupied’ film poster. Created by artist James Colmer, it will be on display until 5th September 2021. James explained how the painting was created: “I got an amazing opportunity to do the film poster for ‘Occupied’, a film about the […]

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First published by Channel Eye on 23 August 2021 at 11:35 GMT.

Alderney’s World War II heritage: Islanders to have their say

Tim Bullock — Thu, 29 Jul 2021 08:00:25 +0000

All Alderney households will be consulted by the States of Alderney about plans to safeguard its World War II heritage sites. The views of people who live on Alderney, some of them involved in departing the island in 1940 and the Homecoming in 1945 after German occupation, will be fed back to the International Holocaust […]

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First published by Channel Eye on 29 July 2021 at 08:00 GMT.

Alderney’s WWII site set to get ‘Conservation Area’ protection

Tim Bullock — Fri, 25 Jun 2021 10:23:48 +0000

A consultation process has begun to designate Lager Sylt, the site of the only World War II Nazi concentration camp on British soil as a Conservation Area. Although Lager Sylt – run by the infamous Nazi SS – is a protected zone near Alderney Airport, it does not have the full legal protection of the […]

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First published by Channel Eye on 25 June 2021 at 10:23 GMT.

New book tells true story of wartime from Occupation to Liberation

Tim Bullock — Wed, 19 May 2021 04:02:19 +0000

A book titled ‘Voices from the Occupation: Recollections of daily life under the Reich’ has been published by Maillards Funeral Directors. The book has been created by local author, Penny Byrne and illustrator, Liz Wackett. It was conceptualised and sponsored by Maillards and kindly supported by Alpha Print. The extraordinary compilation of over 80 Islander’s memories […]

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First published by Channel Eye on 19 May 2021 at 04:02 GMT.

WWII depth charge disposed of in controlled explosion by the Royal Navy

Tim Bullock — Mon, 16 Nov 2020 16:44:38 +0000

Royal Navy bomb disposal experts have successfully detonated ordnance near the mouth of the QE2 marina entrance in Guernsey through a controlled explosion. The United States Mk 54 depth charge was safely disposed of at 12:05pm local time on 16 November after local divers discovered it last week. The team of six from the Royal […]

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First published by Channel Eye on 16 November 2020 at 16:44 GMT.

Royal Navy plans to detonate WWII explosive device today

Tim Bullock — Fri, 13 Nov 2020 17:17:14 +0000

A team of divers from the Royal Navy who specialise in removing Explosive Ordnance Devices travelled to Guernsey on Saturday 14 November, following the recent discovery of what is believed to be a piece of Second World War ordnance near the QE2 marina entrance. Planning to safely dispose of the device – involving staff from […]

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First published by Channel Eye on 13 November 2020 at 17:17 GMT.