With the British Army in Flanders & France

A Meeting of Military Minds

Posted on October 1, 2024 by Magicfingers

Not exactly your average Sunday, as we find ourselves in a school hall somewhere in the depths of leafy Surrey – and we do have a lot of leaves in Surrey, being the county, apparently, with the most trees in the whole of England. Continue reading →

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Mending the Soldiers: An Introduction – Harold Delf Gillies

Posted on September 4, 2024 by Magicfingers

Pioneer of plastic surgery and, later, much later, sex reassignment surgery, maxillofacial mastermind Harold Delf Gillies (later, Sir Harold Delf Gillies), pictured before the Great War. Continue reading →

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Neuve Eglise (Nieuwkerke) Churchyard

Posted on August 24, 2024 by Magicfingers

Neuve Eglise church, the small green sign on the right telling us, as if we didn’t know it already, that there are CWGC graves to be found in the churchyard. Continue reading →

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Neuve Eglise (Nieuwkerke) War Memorial

Posted on August 13, 2024 by Magicfingers

Neuve Eglise war memorial, with the village church beyond. Continue reading →

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The Aubers Ridge Part Three – Le Maisnil Church & War Memorial

Posted on July 27, 2024 by Magicfingers

Our final French Flanders post takes us to the little village of Le Maisnil, just under three miles to the east, and a little north, of Aubers. Continue reading →

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