Search the archiveCurrently displaying: 7 results. Clear the searchYou've searched for:Subject: "Newport at War" xDecade: "1970s" x Search term Filter by Subject Churches (1)St Mary's Church (1)Filter by Format Artifact (1)Document (1)Newspaper cutting (1)Photograph (3)Text (1)Filter by Area Newport (2)Wormit (5)Filter by Decade 1920s (2)1930s (2)1940s (4)1950s (4)1960s (4)1980s (4)1990s (4)2000s (4)2010s (3)2020s (3)Filter by Century 21st (4) Sort by: RelevanceTitleOldestNewest Willie Rankine, Woodhaven Photo of Carl Krafft, one of a number of Norwegian veterans who visited Woodhaven on 19 October 1974. He is seen with Willie Rankine, a joiner who lived beside the harbour and was a great friend to the Norwegians during the war. It was Carl Krafft's first visit since May 1945. Willie Rankine (and later John ... Bowl and Ladle presented to Willie Rankine by the Norwegians Bowl and ladle presented to Willie RankineĀ in 1974 while visitingĀ Norwegian Squadron 333 veterans in Norway, with whom he had remained in contact after they were stationed at Woodhaven. King Haakon's En Suite During World War II King Haakon of Norway visited the Norwegian forces based at Woodhaven three times. At least once he was accommodated at Dunvarlich on Riverside Road, one of several houses in Newport that were used for military purposes during the war. Prior to that visit a period en suite from the 1930s was ... St Mary's Church Memorial Window The memorial window in St Mary's Church. The window commemorates C Douglas Mitchell of Kirk Road, West Newport who died, aged 20, on 26 March 1918. Background to the Project 2022 marked the 100th anniversary of the unveiling of the Newport, Wormit and Forgan war memorial. To mark this centenary, the Newport History Group embarked on a remembrance project, entitled Lest We Forget. We also wanted to involve our two local primary schools so that the pupils might gain a deeper understanding of the meaning ... Norwegian Condolences Telegram Telegram from Norwegian 333 squadron expressing their condolences on Willie Rankine's death in 1976. Willie Rankine had forged strong friendships with members of the 333 squadron while they were based at Woodhaven during WWII, and had worked tirelessly to maintain these links after the Norwegians' departure in 1945. Pledge to Maintain Norwegian Links Newspaper cutting from 2004 referring to the toppling of a tree planted by King Haakon at Woodhaven in 1944. He was visiting the Norwegian 333 Squadron based there during WWII. The article explains the Norwegian arrival at Woodhaven and their activities while there. Strong links have been maintained since their departure in 1945.