The Stokes Mortar

Posted on November 20, 2025 by Magicfingers

Some of you might remember this rusted wine bottle-shaped thingy, one of the occasional live pieces of ordnance that I have stumbled over on my travels over the years. Continue reading →

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British Rifle Grenades of the Great War – A Brief Pictorial Overview

Posted on November 13, 2025 by Magicfingers

Two examples of British rifle grenades ‘in action’ during the Great War.  Continue reading →

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Kemmel – La Clytte Military Cemetery

Posted on November 2, 2025 by Magicfingers

La Clytte Military Cemetery can be found a couple of miles south east of Reningelst (once Reninghelst, with an ‘h’) on the road to Kemmel.  Continue reading →

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Grootebeek British Cemetery

Posted on October 5, 2025 by Magicfingers

Grootebeek British Cemetery appears almost unfinished from the road, with no sign of a boundary wall separating field from burial ground.  Continue reading →

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Reninghelst New Military Cemetery

Posted on September 22, 2025 by Magicfingers

Down this grass pathway the soldiers lie. Continue reading →

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Reninghelst Churchyard & Extension

Posted on August 28, 2025 by Magicfingers

Next to Reninghelst church, there’s a purpose-built churchyard extension, with a Cross of Sacrifice front and centre.  Reninghelst had been occupied by British troops in the late autumn of 1914 and would remain in their hands throughout the war. Continue reading →

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Reninghelst War Memorial

Posted on August 3, 2025 by Magicfingers

I doubt if too many of you have visited Reninghelst.  It’s hardly on the coach tour route, and I imagine most people who visit likely have personal reasons for doing so.  Continue reading →

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