Entries tagged 'people'

The following 62 entries have been tagged using the term people. Click the titles to read the full entry in each instance.

The king and queen celebrated Guernsey’s liberation
King George and Queen Elizabeth visited the Channel Islands to mark their liberation at the end of the second world war.

Bailiff John Guille died in Plymouth
Guille had been a tireless campaigner for the rights of the Royal Court.

Cricketer Charles Grieve died in Shropshire
Grieve had scored a century while representing Guernsey at cricket.

Guernsey woman advised to leave for her safety
Frances Laszczak was accused of giving evidence to the German forces against John Ingrouille.

Game of Thrones actor Roy Dotrice was born
Roy Dotrice was captured during the second world war, and learned to act in a prisoner of war camp.

John Doyle was appointed Lieutenant-Governor
Born in Ireland, Doyle instituted enormous civil and military works across Guernsey.

Guernsey poet and painter Denys Corbet was born
Denys Corbet was a poet, painter, land valuer, parish constable and clock repairer.

Wartime diplomat Wilfred Gallienne born in Guernsey
Gallienne was on a Nazi hit-list of people to be detained after a successful invasion of Britain.

British papers reported Dame of Sark’s deportation
News that the Dame of Sark had been deported to a German concentration camp turned out to be false.

A Guernsey retiree’s £1m offer attracts 57,000 requests
When David James said he had nobody to leave his £1m fortune to when he died, he was inundated with requests.