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Category Archives: U.K. Churches, Memorials & Cemeteries – Back in Blighty
St. Just-in-Penwith Church
Update January 2016: Five new photos of the window and ensign taken in October 2015 added. Not quite such a nice day, though.
Merchant Navy & Fishing Fleets Memorial
Opposite the Tower of London, and snapped on the evening of 11th November when I visited the poppies that at the time surrounded the Tower, this memorial commemorates the men of the Merchant Navy and the Fishing Fleets who died … Continue reading
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Shipton Bellinger War Memorial & St. Peter’s Church
You can see the war memorial beyond the hedge to the left, and the sole CWGC headstone of Colour Serjeant Spencer near the centre.
The Tower of London 11-11-2014
It seemed appropriate, on this particular day, to be here.
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Tidworth Military Cemetery
Just north of the garrison town of Tidworth in south east Wiltshire, Tidworth Military Cemetery contains burials from both World Wars, as well as later conflicts in Northern Ireland, Iraq and Afghanistan. There are more than 400 First World War … Continue reading
Tidworth Military Cemetery
Travelling across Salisbury Plain yesterday, an hour in hand and a brief diversion brought me to the entrance to Tidworth Military Cemetery. There are more than 400 First World War burials here, the majority men who were killed in accidents … Continue reading