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The Men Who Came Home – A Memorial Part Three – The Guards Regiments

Posted on January 11, 2021 by Magicfingers

Grenadier Guards reservists await their medical examinations in August 1914.

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British Military Headstones – Personal Inscriptions No. 2

Posted on January 10, 2021 by Magicfingers

The second in our sometime series looking at the personal inscriptions inscribed on headstones in British military cemeteries, this post features forty four epitaphs, the majority on the theme of remembrance.

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The Men Who Came Home – A Memorial Part Two – The Cavalry

Posted on January 5, 2021 by Magicfingers

British cavalry pictured at Nery during the retreat from Mons, the photograph probably taken on 1st September 1914.

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The Men Who Came Home – A Memorial Part One

Posted on January 1, 2021 by Magicfingers

So it’s a new year, and, thank heavens, 2020 is behind us. Lots of interesting stuff coming this year, whether I manage to get across the Channel or not, because there are still loads of places I have visited that … Continue reading →

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Poperinge Part Eleven – Gwalia Cemetery

Posted on December 30, 2020 by Magicfingers

Before we begin a new tour, and we really shall be doing so soon, here’s an addition to our tour of the Great War sites in and around Poperinge. We’re a couple of miles to the north east of the … Continue reading →

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