Category Archives: U.K. Churches, Memorials & Cemeteries – Back in Blighty

Church Crookham War Memorial

Posted on August 28, 2018 by Magicfingers

 

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Tweedmouth Cemetery Updated 2018 – The Great War Burials

Posted on March 21, 2018 by Magicfingers

A remarkable place, Tweedmouth Cemetery.  At least to my eyes.  Although there are only three First World War CWGC headstones to be found here, a close inspection of as many as possible of the other headstones revealed no less than … Continue reading →

Posted in Northumberland, U.K. Churches, Memorials & Cemeteries - Back in Blighty | 2 Comments

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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Old Oxted Roll of Honour

Posted on August 28, 2017 by Magicfingers

My notes said, ‘tablet on side of building’, and as Old Oxted consists of pretty much a single street, I reckoned we’d have a decent chance of finding it.  So we parked up, the dog and I made a couple … Continue reading →

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Muslim Burial Ground Peace Garden – Inaugural Commemoration Service 16th July 2017

Posted on July 19, 2017 by Magicfingers

Last Sunday I was an invited guest at the Inaugural Commemoration Service of the Muslim Burial Ground Peace Garden on Horsell Common, Woking, and there follows a photographic record of the afternoon.

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Heligan – The Thunderbox Room

Posted on March 15, 2017 by Magicfingers

Welcome to ‘The Thunderbox Room’, one of the more unusual war memorials I have stumbled across (but fortunately not into) on my travels.

Posted in Cornwall, U.K. Churches, Memorials & Cemeteries - Back in Blighty | 4 Comments