Martin Gosling
Martin Gosling is an Englishman and has been a published writer for over twenty years. He was educated at Ottershaw School. Following three years service in the British Army (Royal Artillery) and seven years with London's Metropolitan Mounted Police, he later worked as a Probation Officer and undertook several secondments to prisons in East Anglia.Now writing full-time, he has a special interest in criminal justice issues, military and naval history, agriculture and sailing.
He lives in Suffolk, keeps geese and is a member of the Dinghy Cruising Association
(Gosling was made MBE in 2003)
He has written press releases and feature articles for a Public Relations company (BHR Publications) and has also been published in:-
The Times (Law Supplement)
Criminal Lawyer (Tottel Publishing)
Justice of the Peace (Lexisnexis Butterworth)
G4S International Magazine (regular contributor)
International Police Review (Janes)
Police Journal
Police Review
Suffolk Journal
Suffolk and Norfolk Life
Suffolk Sage Magazine
Heavy Horse World
Latest Articles
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Edith Cavell
Nurse Edith Cavell, a Red Cross Nurse, helped stranded British soldiers escape from Belgium after the 1st Battle of Mons. In 1915 she was betrayed and shot by the Germans
Apr 27, 2008
- Martin Gosling
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London's Ghost Squad Detectives
At the end of WWII, London was awash with crime. The undercover Ghost Squad was extremely successful, making record numbers of arrests and recovering valuable property
Apr 16, 2008
- Martin Gosling
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Mounted Police in London
From its beginning as the Bow Street Horse Patrols founded in 1742, the Mounted Branch of London's Metropolitan Police has proved its worth many times over
Apr 10, 2008
- Martin Gosling
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Queen Anne and the Churchills
Anne came to the throne at a time of war. The military successes acheived by her friend and confident the Duke of Marlborough, elevated Britain's infulence to new levels
Apr 5, 2008
- Martin Gosling
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Admiral Lord Nelson's Wounds
Nelson was a small, frail man whose enormous spirit enabled him to overcome losing his arm and the sight in one eye in the years before Trafalgar
Mar 28, 2008
- Martin Gosling
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The Red Barn Murder
In 1826 William Corder, the son of a well-to-do Suffolk farmer became engaged to Maria Marten. The marriage was deferred until the following year but then Maria vanished.
Mar 16, 2008
- Martin Gosling
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10th Hussars Charge at Benavente
Sir John Moore's venture into Portugal and Spain ended in his successful withdrawal to Corruna. But the French Army, led by Napoleon and Soult were close on his heels.
Mar 13, 2008
- Martin Gosling
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Heavyweight Boxer Jem Mace
Jem Mace boxed in both the bareknuckle era and under Queensbury rules. He was the first world heavyweight champion and was still fighting at the age of fifty nine
Mar 9, 2008
- Martin Gosling
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Sailing Alone in the Mirror Dinghy
The sea-going qualities of the Mirror ensure that its favoured by sailors of all abilities. Above all it is safe and relatively easy to recover from a full capsize.
Mar 3, 2008
- Martin Gosling
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The Chesapeake and the Shannon
On a day in June 1813 an American frigate left Boston harbor to engage the British warship that awaited her. After fifteen minutes of battle over a hundred men were dead
Feb 25, 2008
- Martin Gosling
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