Archive for November 11th, 2010
1940s Video: American Sailors in Bermuda
As Bermuda celebrates Remembrance Day today [Nov 11] the vintage newsreel below shows American sailors on the island at a time when British Prime Minister Winston Churchill called us a “vital pillar in the bridge” connecting Britain and the US during the 1939-45 Second World War. During World War Two the island was considered an important... Read more of this article
Historical Video: 1944 ‘West Indies Calling’
This film, made in 1944 during the Second World War by the British Ministry of Information, West Indians and Bermudians are lauded for supporting the war effort, with the commentator saying “The West Indians have come over to help us.” Bermudians in the armed forces, with their distinctive “Bermuda” shoulder flashes, appear throughout... Read more of this article
Bermuda’s Sacrifice of Two World Wars
In the two World Wars, 1914 – 1918 and 1939 – 1945, about 600 Bermudian men volunteered and served overseas in Bermuda military contingents. All the soldiers who went overseas had to specially volunteer because under Bermuda law, then as now, no Bermudian soldier could be sent overseas into a combat zone without a special Act being passed... Read more of this article
Video: Bermudian WWII Vet Recalls Naval Service
One of the last of Bermuda’s surviving WWII war vets talked with us earlier this week about his experience serving in Europe with the Royal Navy in the 1940s. Jack Lightbourn left Bermuda in May 1944 as a 19-year-old to serve in the Royal Navy in Europe. Finishing his service in the area now known as Palestine, Mr Lightbourn served until 1946,... Read more of this article
Video: Full Coverage of UBP’s Devrae Noel-Simmons
Yesterday [Nov 10] the UBP hosted a press conference to formally introduce Devrae Noel-Simmons, their candidate for Constituency 26, Warwick South Central. The by-election will be held on December 15th to fill the seat vacated by former Premier Dr Ewart Brown. You can watch a video of the PLP’s candidate former Senator Marc Bean here and the... Read more of this article
War Memorial on Cabinet Grounds Completed
The new War Memorial on the Cabinet Grounds has been completed and a date will soon be announced for its official dedication. This will be the only memorial in Bermuda which contains the names of all the men and women of Bermuda who served in World War I and World War II. More Bermudians per capita than any other country in the world volunteered to... Read more of this article
