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Balders in Blighty
Saturday, 11th February 2012. Baldrick ponders the vagaries of life on a weekend visit to Blighty. The Tower of London, Buckingham Palace, Big Ben, maybe the London Eye? Nope. Local war memorial. Smile please.
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In an English Country Churchyard
The war memorial outside St. Mary’s Church in Templecombe, Somerset. And to the very nice lady who enquired as to the nature of my churchyard investigations that afternoon, you will find the rest of the photographs in the Back in Blighty – Somerset … Continue reading
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…and the snow falls…
Happy Christmas, one and all. And in particular, to Baldrick, without whom. Thanks mate. Never forget.
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Woking Muslim Cemetery (1915)
Those of you who don’t check out the ‘Back in Blighty’ Category will have missed this, and I think you might find it of interest. In the south east corner of Horsell Common, near Woking in Surrey, and easily missed … Continue reading
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Matching Umbrellas
Just to prove to you that Balders and I are still hard at work, whatever the weather, scouring the Flemish countryside (or in this case the Flemish suburbs) for future additions to this site, here’s … Continue reading
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Back in Blighty – An Introduction
Now, this website is entitled ‘With the British Army in Flanders’, and so far the content has complemented the title impeccably. However, I do find myself travelling around the south of England on a fairly frequent basis, and as I … Continue reading
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