by K-J | 13 Mar 2023 | History
Andrew Oakden Stag Special The second son of a Scots officer, Thomas Bland Strange was born in Meerut, India, on Sept. 15, 1832 and educated at Edinburgh Academy. Unable, for financial reasons, to follow his brother to Sandhurst, young Tom was accepted at the Royal...
by K-J | 12 Mar 2023 | Features
Jules Xavier Shilo Stag It felt a little like Christmas when RCA Museum director Andrew Oakden finally held the FedEx package containing Gen Thomas Strange’s two medals purchased during an auction held in spring 2019. He waited more than 48 hours before he...
by K-J | 28 Feb 2023 | Features
RCA Museum director Andrew Oakden said despite being closed for more than three months, museum staff kept busy creating new displays, completing renovations and building virtual tours. There is a new virtual 360 Second World War gallery available online. Visit the...
by K-J | 14 Nov 2022 | History
Jules XavierShilo Stag It felt a little like Christmas when RCA Museum director Andrew Oakden finally held the FedEx package containing Gen Tom Strange’s two medals purchased during an auction in spring 2019.He waited more than 48 hours before he finally lifted the...
by K-J | 9 Nov 2022 | History
Andrew OakenStag Special “It seems strange and useless that I should have to die for this,” Canadian Spitfire pilot William Fortt said in a heartfelt letter to his parents 16 months before he died in a fiery plane crash in Essex, England on April 12,...
