Contact Me

I am from Swindon, but am now based in North Yorkshire, England.

Any stories, memories or photos can be emailed to me to share from this site and/or my archive:

This is a Non Commercial and not for Profit or Gain Site

rodge.dowson@yahoo.com

or write to:  Rodge J. Dowson

C/O Beck Isle Museum, Bridge Street, Pickering, North Yorkshire, YO18 8DU, U.K.

I have done my best to seek copyright and publication permission for all images and material on the site, if I have fringed or broken any copyright material please inform me and I will take the appropriate action. Any material passed to me for use on the site will always be credited to the owner.

A Little about me:

Been into military history since the age of 7 – work in heritage and museum services.

Written and Co-written 3 books on the British Army in the Great War. Worked on heritage projects with media companies and museums and with various Regimental Museums and for the British Army  – been visiting battlefields since the early 1980′s.

I am a registered fieldworker for the Imperial War Museum and am a strong supporter for care, conservation and education of War Memorials.

I have been interviewing, recording and filming WWII veterans (on all sides) for the last 15 years.

CAN YOU HELP?

I am trying to locate further information and a possible photograph of:

Sgt. John J. Houk, I/506th (Pathfinder?) Killed in Normandy…..

Thank You

Click here for My Normandy Page