On the trail of a wartime hero (UK)
There is no plaque on the wall outside the premises at 52 Friars Vennel in Dumfries.
Sandwiched between a Chinese takeaway and a fishing tackle store it hardly has the aura of historical importance.
Yet it was from that doorway that a "mischievous" young man emerged who would go on to receive the Croix de Guerre from France and Britain's Distinguished Flying Medal.
Now a retired journalist and author from Whitehaven hopes to take the story of Edward "Ned" Callander to a wider audience.
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Sandwiched between a Chinese takeaway and a fishing tackle store it hardly has the aura of historical importance.
Yet it was from that doorway that a "mischievous" young man emerged who would go on to receive the Croix de Guerre from France and Britain's Distinguished Flying Medal.
Now a retired journalist and author from Whitehaven hopes to take the story of Edward "Ned" Callander to a wider audience.