Category Archives: Headstones

‘A Soldier of the Great War’ – The Headstone of the Unknown Soldier Part Four

Posted on October 31, 2020 by Magicfingers

The Indian Army, or at least the infantry divisions of the Indian Army, would only see action on the Western Front for a year – from October 1914 to October 1915 – but nonetheless you will still come across the … Continue reading →

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‘Known Unto God’ – The Headstone of the Unknown Soldier Part Three

Posted on October 28, 2020 by Magicfingers

A selection of Scottish, Welsh & Irish headstones this post, beginning with the Scottish regiments, and three unknown men of the Black Watch. 

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‘Known unto God’ – The Headstone of the Unknown Soldier Part Two

Posted on October 25, 2020 by Magicfingers

Across the hundreds of CWGC cemeteries in Flanders and France, among the many thousands of unidentified soldiers buried within, you will frequently come across headstones marking the graves of unknown men – those pictured above from the Notts & Derby … Continue reading →

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‘Known unto God’ – The Headstone of the Unknown Soldier Part One

Posted on October 19, 2020 by Magicfingers

The oh-so-familiar headstone of the unknown soldier. 

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A Question of Headstones

Posted on November 30, 2018 by Magicfingers

The white Portland Stone British military headstone that can be seen in CWGC cemeteries across Europe and elsewhere has entered iconic architectural status, not least because of the genius of the simple curvature to the top of each headstone.  I … Continue reading →

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