Author Archives: Magicfingers

Ieper – Belgian Battery Corner Cemetery

Posted on August 22, 2026 by Magicfingers

If you were a crow, perched atop the Cloth Hall in the centre of Ieper (Ypres), and you were considering a morning constitutional, it would take you a little over two minutes to make the journey, at cruising speed, down … Continue reading →

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A Question of Haircuts

Posted on August 12, 2026 by Magicfingers

I’m afraid that I may have misled you slightly with the title of this post.  ‘A Question of that Haircut’ would be more accurate, as you’ll see. 

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A Question of Headstones

Posted on July 24, 2026 by Magicfingers

There was a time when the state of today’s CWGC cemeteries was not quite so immaculate.

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The Roeselarestraat Bunkers

Posted on July 13, 2026 by Magicfingers

Whenever I find myself cruising around the back roads of Flanders I am always on the lookout – of course I am – for evidence of the Great War in the surrounding fields, and bunkers such as this are still … Continue reading →

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The Men Who Came Home – A Memorial Part Sixteen – The Royal Sussex Regiment, The Royal Warwickshire Regiment & The Royal West Kents

Posted on July 1, 2026 by Magicfingers

On the one hundred and tenth anniversary of the opening day of the Battle of the Somme, a day when close on 20,000 British soldiers would lose their lives – this is Ancre British Cemetery, near Beaumont-Hamel – allow me … Continue reading →

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Farnborough – Victoria Road Cemetery

Posted on June 28, 2026 by Magicfingers

Once known as Farnborough Church Burial Ground, the cemetery is an extension of St. Peter’s churchyard, beyond the distant trees. 

Posted in Hampshire, U.K. Churches, Memorials & Cemeteries - Back in Blighty | 6 Comments

East Grinstead – St. Swithun’s Church

Posted on June 13, 2026 by Magicfingers

I found myself at a gig the other month in East Grinstead, and with some time to spare beforehand, a peek inside the church seemed a good move. 

Posted in Sussex West, U.K. Churches, Memorials & Cemeteries - Back in Blighty | 15 Comments