Bertrand Goasdoue imprisoned by the Nazi’s

Thanks to research undertaken by the Frank Falla Archive, we now have evidence supporting the family story that Bertrand was imprisoned by the Nazi's during the Guernsey occupation. The family story, as told by his nephew Paul Goasdoue, is that "during the war some German tanks were manoeuvring in one of the Les Prevost farm …

Evacuation story – Paul and Robert find a refuge at Moseley Hall

Guernsey evacuees Paul and Robert Goasdoue find a new home in Cheshire

Raymond and the Frank Falla Archive

Raymond shared in his biography that during WW2  he spent time in the Alderney jail for striking a German officer. A researcher stumbled upon his story here, and it turns out that Raymond was one of the few Guernseymen known to be present in Alderney during this period. His experience has now been documented, added …

The “Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society” to be made into a film

No doubt you've all read the book "The Guernsey literary and Potato peel pie society" about life in during the Occupation?  Oh you haven't? Well it's a great summer read - an entertaining story set just after WW2, when a English author  forms an unexpected bond with some residents of Guernsey. It focuses on their …

Eleanor Roosevelt and La Chaumiere school

During World War 2, June 1940, the youngest Goasdoue children - Renee, Denise, Henri, Robert and Paul were evacuated from Guernsey to escape the imminent invasion by the Germans. Robert and Paul attended La Chaumiere school which was one of the few of the schools given permission to remain intact in England - they ended …