Monthly Archives: January 2020

Poperinge Part Ten – Busseboom: The Chinese Memorial Site

Posted on January 31, 2020 by Magicfingers

A cold, clear, January afternoon on the outskirts of Poperinge.

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Stratherrick War Memorial

Posted on January 29, 2020 by Magicfingers

You want evocative Scottish war memorials? I can do that. You won’t be surprised to hear that this is an old military road,… …and I’m off that way. Looks rather nice.

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Kingussie War Memorial

Posted on January 27, 2020 by Magicfingers

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Generations at War

Posted on January 22, 2020 by Magicfingers

Thoroughly uninteresting postcard (hence the tiny inset) of a tomb in Rouen Cathedral that was awaiting me on my return to Blighty the other day, more than made up for by the note on the back – from serving son … Continue reading →

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Poperinge Part Five – The Condemned Cell & Execution Courtyard

Posted on January 21, 2020 by Magicfingers

“I could not look on Death, which being known, Men led me to him, blindfold and alone.” At the start of this tour of Poperinge, I said that we would return to the centre of town in due course, and … Continue reading →

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