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Dorking – Independent Order of Oddfellows Rolls of Honour
By the way, the lesson to be learnt here is to keep your wits about you and your eyes peeled. Even strolling up a high street, you never know what you might find.
The Americans at Brookwood
Having spent an afternoon at Brookwood Military Cemetery the other weekend, the first time I’d been there in a good few years, it won’t surprise you to hear that one of the projects on which I am currently working (alongside … Continue reading
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Per Ardua Ad Astra
On 31st August 1917, a young pilot on a training run met his death when his Martinsyde G100 Elephant scout caught fire and broke up in the air before crashing near Hanworth, south west London.
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Old Oxted Roll of Honour
My notes said, ‘tablet on side of building’, and as Old Oxted consists of pretty much a single street, I reckoned we’d have a decent chance of finding it. So we parked up, the dog and I made a couple … Continue reading
A Tour of Boezinge Prelude – Duhallow A.D.S. Cemetery
If you follow the main road out of Ieper (Ypres) north towards Boezinge, after only a few minutes, Duhallow A.D.S. Cemetery comes into view on the right hand side of the road.
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Dublin – The Garden of Remembrance
Time for the final set of photos from my Dublin trip late last year.
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Etaples Military Cemetery
One of the great things about not reading a tour itinerary properly (or having a lousy memory) is that sometimes you find yourself somewhere you had no idea that you were going to be, and if that happens to be … Continue reading
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