Weekend Report

Posted on January 20, 2020 by Magicfingers

A few shots from this weekend’s Flanders excursion.  Continue reading →

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New Arrival

Posted on January 16, 2020 by Magicfingers

I’m very sorry about this.  I don’t normally do this sort of thing. Continue reading →

Posted in Documents, Maps & Artwork, Weaponry & Relics | 6 Comments

The Forgotten Men of Wittenberg

Posted on January 1, 2020 by Magicfingers

Happy New Year all.  I bought myself a Christmas present this year.  Well, I kind of bought all of us a Christmas present this year, because I figured that once this twenty-page booklet, published in 1918, arrived, I’d scan it and share it with you lot. Continue reading →

Posted in Prisoners-of-War | 7 Comments

The Vlamertinge Burial Grounds Part One – Red Farm Military Cemetery

Posted on December 22, 2019 by Magicfingers

This sometime series of posts looking at the cemeteries in and to the west of Vlamertinge begins with a visit to by far the smallest, Red Farm Military Cemetery. Continue reading →

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Poperinge Part Eight – Talbot House Part Two: The Slessorium

Posted on December 15, 2019 by Magicfingers

For those of you not with us last post, this is Talbot House, in Poperinge. Continue reading →

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Poperinge Part Seven – Talbot House Part One

Posted on December 13, 2019 by Magicfingers

Talbot House.  Some of you have been telling me for more than a while now that I must visit, so let’s see what all the fuss is about. Continue reading →

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Poperinge Part Six – The Execution Memorial

Posted on December 6, 2019 by Magicfingers

I simply don’t know my own strength. Continue reading →

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