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2022 – Post-Pandemic Plans

Posted on April 1, 2022 by Magicfingers

Accompanied by a few photos of the flagpole and poppy memorial at the entrance to Randalls Park Crematorium in Leatherhead in Surrey, let’s take a look at the state of play of theBigNote as of April 2022. 

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Saxmundham – St. John’s Church & Churchyard

Posted on March 27, 2022 by Magicfingers

Before we look at the Rolls of Honour, the plaque on the wall on the left… …remembers two brothers, both subalterns, both of whom died in the Great War.  Harry Akers Row was killed in action during the Battle of … Continue reading →

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Weybridge – St. James’s Church

Posted on March 12, 2022 by Magicfingers

Ten years ago or thereabouts I published four pictures of the Roll of Honour in St. James’s Church in Weybridge, Surrey. And these are those very pictures,… …the original post now deleted, by the way,… …and, let’s be fair, they … Continue reading →

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War-Neurasthenia: The Issue of Shell Shock – An Early Study

Posted on March 5, 2022 by Magicfingers

As is so often the case in times of conflict, the Great War saw rapid developments not only in technology and tactics but also in medical research, a plethora of medical papers being published encompassing just about every condition it … Continue reading →

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Towednack – Church of St Tewennocus

Posted on February 28, 2022 by Magicfingers

It’s lonely up here, a bit grey, and a little chilly. And after all the effort, the 13th Century church is closed.  Grrrrr. But over in a corner of the churchyard,… …a single memorial remembers Private Hugh William Dunstan, D.C.L.I., … Continue reading →

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Oxted War Memorial

Posted on February 27, 2022 by Magicfingers

The memorial panels are rather curiously positioned, this being the 1939-45 panel that greets us at the front of the memorial,… …beneath which the upper step is inscribed with ‘In honour of those who served – In sympathy with those … Continue reading →

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Lelant War Memorial & Carbis Bay Memorial Hall

Posted on February 18, 2022 by Magicfingers

Here’s an unusual war memorial, I think you’ll agree. Inaugurated in May 1921,… …the names of eight Great War casualties, a few letters now sadly missing, are listed on this granite plinth,… …above which… …sixteen Second World War casualties have … Continue reading →

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