Category Archives: Miscellaneous

Flemish Fields

Posted on April 2, 2014 by Baldrick

Hello all, Baldrick here. Surely you’ve seen my picture taken in posts past. M and I have been visiting countless cemeteries throughout the South-West of Flanders in the last, oh say, 8 years, all the way down to the North … Continue reading →

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And Still Men Die

Posted on March 19, 2014 by Magicfingers

Spare a thought, good people, for the two workers killed earlier today when a shell exploded on a construction site near Ieper (Ypres), and of their injured colleagues, one of whom is now in hospital fighting for his life. The … Continue reading →

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Flanders Fields, January 2014

Posted on January 29, 2014 by Magicfingers

Flanders report, 24-27 January 2014:  Over the course of the weekend Baldrick and I visited 22 cemeteries…

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So What Are You Up To This Weekend?

Posted on January 23, 2014 by Magicfingers

Me, I shall be slipping and sliding around the soggy fields of Flanders.  By this time tomorrow evening it is reasonable to assume that Baldrick and I will have quaffed (more than) a beer or two whilst discussing our plans … Continue reading →

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So How Was Your Christmas?

Posted on January 1, 2014 by Magicfingers

Houston, we have a problem…

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The War Graves of Plymouth

Posted on December 15, 2013 by Magicfingers

Back in May 2012 I told you about an afternoon spent exploring three vast cemeteries in the city of Plymouth that between them contain nearly 1500 First World War burials and more than 850 from the Second World War.  Plymouth … Continue reading →

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Remember

Posted on November 10, 2013 by Magicfingers

Leatherhead War Memorial, Sunday, 10th November 2013.

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