Author Archives: Magicfingers

There is one aspect of British military headstones that we have yet to consider, and that is the personal inscriptions sometimes to be found at their base.  The majority of headstones have no personal inscription, but a significant number do, … Continue reading →

We near the end of this series of posts with a look at some of the less common headstones, or groups of headstones, all marking the graves of identified men, that you might find on your travels among the British … Continue reading →

Continuing our look at the special memorials one might find in British military cemeteries on the Western Front, this is what is known as a Duhallow Block.

The ubiquitous CWGC headstone, with its standard information – regimental emblem, service number, rank, name, regiment, date of death and sometimes age, above a Latin cross with perhaps a short personal message at the base – is sadly so familiar … Continue reading →

A short post featuring a selection of headstones marking the graves of unidentified men of nations other than Britain and its Empire, the first few of which are to be found in CWGC cemeteries, the remainder in cemeteries of their … Continue reading →

On this particular Remembrance Day, my thoughts are going to be with those men and women who survived the war but not the peace.  Many British service personnel would die in the days, months & years following the cessation of … Continue reading →