About us…

Founder & Editor – Jack Beckett

Winner of the 2008 Bart Vanderveen award for Oustanding Contribution To the Military Vehicle Movement

Founder of the award winning historic military vehicle website HMVF – www.hmvf.co.uk  

Founder and organiser of Armour and Embarkation the UKS first WWII tank event – www.ArmourAndEmbarkation.com

Founder of Pathfinder Distribution, suppling the world and Hollywood with WWII reproduction tentage – www.PathfinderDistribution.com

Raised over £10,000 for the Normandy Veterans Association in 2008 with the kind help of the members of HMVF. The aim was to return 40 of our WWII veterans to Normandy for the 65^th Anniversary of D-Day. The goal was achieved.

Also founder of the Dorset Coppice Group in the late 90’s and is still going strong to this day – www.DorsetCoppiceGroup.co.uk

Being a father of 3 – when he does get some free time, you will find him in a coffee shop, coming up with another ‘plan’.

Favourite quote - “Screw it, lets do it!” Richard Branson

IT & Webmaster –  Joris Nieuwint

Father of 3 kids, a full time job in itself. Own a Dodge WC51, member of the Screaming Ducks LHA and have more hobbies then spare time!

Battlefield tour-guide in the making, I know a lot about Operation Market Garden.

Re-enactor, IT manager for all sites Jack listed above and a couple more for myself.

Contributor and historian: Robin Schäfer

I  live in North-Rhine-Westphalia in Germany.
36 years old
3 cats
I also Work for a german association for military history in my spare time, mainly researching military bios for families and genealogists.
Also tracing missing soldiers.
Living History Editor – Keith Nisbet

Re-enactor and photographer…

Father to a gorgeous 5 and a half year old girl who loves Daddies “Army stuff”

A proud member of Normandy44 living history association, a bit of a joker, part time blogger, entrepreneur, designer, artist and overall someone who pays attention to detail…

Can take a half decent piccy now and again!

Contributors – Below is a list of every writer for Pathfinder Online since inception .

Adrian Barrell – WWII Tank Restorer – England
Ken Tout OBE – WWII Veteran and author – England
Neil Stevens – WWII Historian – England
Tom Charles Smith – WWII – Historian – Germany
Michael John Grist – Urban Explorer – Japan
North One Explores – Singapore
Dave Clayton – Urban Explorer – England
Mike Sterling – WWII Historian – England
Tim Gosling – WW1 Vehicle Historian – England
Tony Banner – WWII Historian – England
Stormy – WWII Norwegian Historian – Norway
Jonathan Ware – 53rd Welsh LHG
Geoff Chalcraft – WWII Submarine Historian – USA
Mark Barnes – Photographer – England
Ben Major – WWII Historian – England
Jamie “J-mac” Macpherson – WWII Reenactor – Germany
Robert Peel – WWII Historian – Denmark
Dale Davidson – WWII Historian & Reenactor – Scotland
Wayne Rolf – WWII Historian & Reenactor – England

Reviews

Mark Barnes

Columnist

Clive Stevens – Eighth Air Force Historian – England

Photographer

Keith Nisbet - www.keithnisbet.co.uk