Monthly Archives: September 2017

The Road to Passchendaele Addendum – Broodseinde War Memorial

Posted on September 25, 2017 by Magicfingers

The war memorial in the village of Broodseinde, just a few hundred yards north east of the much larger town of Zonnebeke.

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Dorking – Independent Order of Oddfellows Rolls of Honour

Posted on September 19, 2017 by Magicfingers

By the way, the lesson to be learnt here is to keep your wits about you and your eyes peeled.  Even strolling up a high street, you never know what you might find.

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The Americans at Brookwood – Updated 2024

Posted on September 16, 2017 by Magicfingers

The Brookwood American Military Cemetery is administered by the American Battle Monuments Commission, its four plots containing, in total, 468 casualties of the Great War.

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Per Ardua Ad Astra

Posted on September 1, 2017 by Magicfingers

On 31st August 1917, a young pilot on a training run met his death when his Martinsyde G100 Elephant scout caught fire and broke up in the air before crashing near Hanworth, south west London.

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