THE KEDGE ANCHOR AUTUMN 2022 EDITORIAL 3 I sometimes wonder what I'm going to put in the Editorial column, but this edition was different because this time I wondered what I was going to put in the whole magazine! The fun part of the editorial job is when lots of people are keen to offer copy, togther with usable pictures, and the editor simply needs to tidy them up and sort them out – and then �ind room for them all. Then there is the other part, when fewer people come forward with copy, and the head-scratching starts. That is why I usually wear a hat – too much head-scratching. The other ‘other part’ is when one treats oneself to a lovely new, bigger and faster, computer to make the editing even more fun, and it decides to challenge one’s knowledge of computers just as this edition of The Kedge Anchor was coming to life, leaving one to do the publishing bit on the old, but perfectly satisfactory, computer – wondering why the new one was needed. But, please don’t get me wrong, I love doing this job, and meeting the challenge if I can. And the gremlins will be expunged as soon as I can get a ‘proper man’ in to sort it out, after this KAhasgone toprint. Meanwhile, here it is for you. I realise that the front cover image is a little unconventional, but, as you will see from the article on page 6, it is very impressive. Actually, ‘unconventional’ is what I like, if it is appropriate, so beware of future front covers. Did you know that it has recently been estimated that between 6,000-7,000 Americans were captured during the War of 1812? It was not all one-sided, though, as 2,650 British naval seamen were captured by the Americans. (Crimmin, Exchange of Prisoners. P 148). See Jennifer Newbold’s article for more. AB&OS have managed to get back in, after having been completely forgotten by their creator in the previous edition. And the big Club news, as you will read elsewhere, is that our Shop is now open for business – admittedly with a limited range just now, but that is being worked on even as you read this. Also, you will see that we have been having a spate of new members, some of whom have responded to my request for a few words about themselves. As I say on page 20, I fear having missed a few of you, so please get in touch and let me know about yourselves. Now, enjoy! If you can. Cover Picture: Photograph of the stern of the 1:48 scale model of HMSRoyalOak(74) of 1769, featured on page 6 (Photo: Magnus McLeod) GILLIAN KNIGHT – 1 Somewhat late in the day, we are happy to publish this appreciation of our former (but NOT late!) colleague Gillian Knight. Gillian stood down from Council for health reasons in 2021 but is still a staunch member of the Club. Gillian’s interest in the Georgianera Royal Navy was sparked in the 1990s by the works of Patrick O’Brian. She joined The 1805 Club in 2010 and became a member of Council in 2012, initially without portfolio, but understudying Dianne Smith, head of the Admiral Lord Nelson School in Portsmouth. When Dianne stood down as Education Of�icer in 2015, Gillian was the ideal successor. She was a history graduate (BA in Ancient History and Archaeology from Birmingham University, Masters in Classical Studies from the Open University, and a Diploma in Maritime Studies from the University of Hull) and had vast experience of practical education as a retired primary school teacher who had reached senior level. As a teacher during the ‘Great Bicentenary’ of Trafalgar in 2005, she had organised a week of nautical activities for her school. This tied in with an initiative from our late chairman Peter Warwick, the ‘Wooden Walls’ (also known as ‘Wooden World’) project that sought to bring imaginative understanding of life in a man-of-war to primary schoolchildren. Peter’s co-presenter Jerome Monahan recalls that Gillian was “an intrinsic part of the development and success” of the project, funded by the Club’s LIBOR grant. “She played a signi�icant role in the early stages of the workshop’s design [and] was also the key �igure when it came to promoting the scheme to schools along the Trafalgar Way.” Bill White (Immediate Past Chairman and now Vice President) notes that another part of the LIBOR grant was aimed at “providing naval history lectures for naval people in training at Dartmouth and elsewhere.” This proved highly frustrating for Gillian: “She put very considerable efforts in, but the continuous turn-over of people in the naval jobs meant it was impossible to maintain continuity and we had to wrap up the programme with the President’s agreement.” Gillian also contributed to Peter Hore’s book ‘Nelson’s Band of Brothers’ and was active in the organisation of events in 2019 in Milford-on-Sea commemorating Admiral Sir William Cornwallis. (Continued on page 4) ▻ REQUEST FOR HELP If you are a member of The 1805 Club who is familiar with, and active upon, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or any other social medium, we would welcome some help with keeping the Club in the public eye using these methods. Please contact: Kathy Brown – kathy.1805club@gmail.com Please note the next edition is due in Spring 2023. The deadline for copy will be 21 March 2023. Please submit your ideas to the Editor as soon as you can,and actual contributions before the copy deadline whenever possible.
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