Author Archives: Magicfingers

French Flanders: The Cemeteries on the Lys Part Three – Croix-du-Bac British Cemetery

Posted on March 30, 2019 by Magicfingers

Two and half miles due west of Suffolk Cemetery (La Rolanderie Farm), but now about 400 yards north of the river on the inside of a huge meander, this is Croix-du-Bac British Cemetery, the first cemetery on our tour that … Continue reading →

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Austro-Hungarian Hand Grenades of the Great War Part Fourteen – The Lakos Hand Grenade Part Two

Posted on March 28, 2019 by Magicfingers

At the start of last year I showed you three examples of what are known as Lakos hand grenades, and here are three more examples of Captain Róbert Lakos’ inventions.

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Austro-Hungarian Mess Tin Lid Relics

Posted on March 26, 2019 by Magicfingers

Two Austro-Hungarian Great War mess tin lids, found in Italy, six quid the pair including postage, a few years back. 

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Ardleigh War Memorial & St. Mary’s Church

Posted on March 25, 2019 by Magicfingers

Ada, Pamela & Rosemary.  There was a four-part series on the telly last year that traced the history and impact of four individual bombs dropped by the Luftwaffe – one wonders whether one could similarly trace the V-1 that demolished … Continue reading →

Posted in Essex, U.K. Churches, Memorials & Cemeteries - Back in Blighty | 9 Comments

German Military Cemeteries in France & Belgium

Posted on March 22, 2019 by Magicfingers

I don’t know about you, but I find delving into all things German on the Western Front pretty tricky at times.  There’s the obvious language problem, of course, but I get by, and yet sometimes it’s the stuff that should … Continue reading →

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French Flanders: The Cemeteries on the Lys Part Two – A Return to Suffolk Cemetery (La Rolanderie Farm)

Posted on March 9, 2019 by Magicfingers

It’s only a little place, Suffolk Cemetery (La Rolanderie Farm), but it will forever be dear to my heart.  And I suppose, for personal reasons, this is up there with the most important of the close-on nine hundred posts that … Continue reading →

Posted in Armentières to La Gorgue, French Flanders | 7 Comments

Great Bromley War Memorial

Posted on March 8, 2019 by Magicfingers
Posted in Essex, U.K. Churches, Memorials & Cemeteries - Back in Blighty | 2 Comments