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Charles LL Young on the deck of the ill-fated HMS Irresistible

Surviving the Sinking of HMS Irresistible: My Great-Grandfather’s Story

110 years ago this week, on March 18th, 1915, my great-grandfather Charles Lind Lamont Young stood on the deck of the HMS Irresistible in the beautiful waters of the Dardanelles.  The Irresistible was part of an attack force there to smash their way through to the Turkish capital, Constantinople. But at 4:15pm a deafening blast […]

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The Man Who Never Gave Up

At just 17, he went from the streets of England to the backblocks of New Zealand. From farming to insurance sales, he failed at almost everything he tried. But then, his persistence paid off. Find out how my grandfather created a new life and a new family, on the other side of the world.

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