Category Archives: Miscellaneous

Yesterday I returned from my first Flanders trip in three years. 

A glorious March afternoon in the Surrey hills. 

My guess is that you won’t have seen any of these photographs before.  And, from a thrill-a-minute point of view, possibly won’t be in too much of a hurry to see them again.  On the other hand, you might find … Continue reading →

‘All right men, about here’ll do.’ 

Back at the Garrison Church in Aldershot – well, we hadn’t really left, had we? 

The Royal Garrison Church of All Saints was built in 1863 following the government’s 1857 decision to make Aldershot a permanent military camp. 

Men of the initial draft of the 3rd Battalion Monmouthshire Regiment (colloquially known as 3rd Mons, and mainly recruited from the Gwent area) parade at Abergavenny in South Wales in August 1914.  Part of the 83rd Brigade, 28th Division, they … Continue reading →