Stories by author "S.Z. Arvizu": 2
Stories
The Commissary at English Camp – Feeding a hundred hungry soldiers at one of the far ends of the Earth was no easy matter
The phrase "An army marches on its stomach," variously attributed to Napoleon and Frederick the Great, was as true on San Juan Island as it was on the battlefields of Europe. At English Camp, the commissary building stored no only…
Royal Marine Colour Sergeant John Prettyjohns – The first Victoria Cross winner spent time on San Juan Island
One of the most highly-decorated Royal Marines of the 19th century, Colour Sgt John Prettyjohns, served his last tour of duty on San Juan Island.
Prettyjohns was born on June 11, 1823, in a small village in southwest England. Finding the life of…