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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
Tidworth – Royal British Legion War Memorial
Luck, really, and good observation. Noticing this Royal British Legion sign as I was leaving Tidworth, I hastily decided to pull in and take a quick photo. Which was when I noticed, easily missed from the road,… …this wonderful little … Continue reading
Tidworth – Holy Trinity Churchyard
Here’s a curious thing. Tidworth is a garrison town of some 10,000 people. Yet it has no war memorial, unless you count this plain wooden cross in Holy Trinity churchyard. At least, it doesn’t have an official one. All will … Continue reading
The Fovant Badges
Carnage on the roads last weekend necessitated a lengthy diversion which took me past the famous Fovant Badges, so I could hardly pass up the opportunity to take a couple of photos.