Category Archives: Miscellaneous

During the last week of April 1916, Irish republicans fought British soldiers on the streets of Dublin.  Should the events of that particular week be of any interest whatsoever to you, you might find a series of posts, to be found in the Ireland category, … Continue reading →

Last Saturday, finding myself with an afternoon to spare on a brief visit to Devon, I decided to head for Plymouth, where three awe-inspiring cemeteries contain very nearly 1500 burials from the First World War, and more than 850 from the Second. These … Continue reading →

The magnificent Animals in War memorial in Mayfair, London.  You will find more photos, if it’s of interest, in the London section of the ‘Back in Blighty’ category.

Of all the many honours England gives To those who fight for her, one stands apart, He who receives it dies, yet ever lives In England’s heart. Bestowed on all alike, bondman or free, This great last tribute England pays her … Continue reading →

Loads of stuff going on in the ‘Back in Blighty’ section at the moment, and more new Flanders posts being worked on.  All in good time. The painting, by the way, is a detail from the Roll of Honour in St. Crewenna … Continue reading →

Saturday, 11th February 2012.  Baldrick ponders the vagaries of life on a weekend visit to Blighty.  The Tower of London, Buckingham Palace, Big Ben, maybe the London Eye?  Nope.  Local war memorial.  Smile please.

The war memorial outside St. Mary’s Church in Templecombe, Somerset.  And to the very nice lady who enquired as to the nature of my churchyard investigations that afternoon, you will find the rest of the photographs in the Back in Blighty – Somerset … Continue reading →