Category Archives: Victoria Cross

The Vlamertinge Burial Grounds Part Two – Brandhoek New Military Cemetery

Posted on August 29, 2020 by Magicfingers

In July 1917, as preparations for the forthcoming Third Battle of Ypres continued, three casualty clearing stations were moved into the Brandhoek area, and as the month drew to a close, two new cemeteries were opened close to the site … Continue reading →

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The Elverdinge Burial Grounds Part Four – Canada Farm British Cemetery

Posted on August 2, 2020 by Magicfingers

Now that we’re done with those pesky postcards, let’s return to Flanders, and Canada Farm British Cemetery, on a lovely, and very cold, January day. 

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Inverness War Memorial

Posted on August 18, 2019 by Magicfingers

Inverness War Memorial is sited on the east bank of the River Ness as it heads towards the southern outskirts of Inverness on its way to Loch Ness, a few miles away to the south west. The park in which … Continue reading →

Posted in Highlands, Scotland, U.K. Churches, Memorials & Cemeteries - Back in Blighty, Victoria Cross | 19 Comments

The Somme – A Return to Pozières British Cemetery

Posted on June 8, 2019 by Magicfingers

Last year I paid a second, brief, visit to Pozières British Cemetery, where 2,760 British, Australian & Canadian Great War casualties are buried, surrounded by walls on which the names of a further 14,000 British & South Africans who have … Continue reading →

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French Flanders: Armentières to La Gorgue Part Nine – Estaires Communal Cemetery & Extension Part One

Posted on May 5, 2019 by Magicfingers

After our brief visit to the battlefield of Culloden, it’s time to head back to Flanders for your Bank Holiday, if you are in England, reading.  Our next stop on our journey up the River Lys is Estaires, where there … Continue reading →

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French Flanders: Armentières to La Gorgue Part One: Erquinghem-Lys Churchyard Extension

Posted on March 2, 2019 by Magicfingers

Okay, I’ve been intimating for some time now that we will be off on a new tour soon, so let’s bite the bullet and get started.  We begin with another visit – our third – to the cemetery at Erquinghem-Lys, … Continue reading →

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Berwick Barracks – King’s Own Scottish Borderers Regimental Museum

Posted on February 27, 2019 by Magicfingers

The entrance to Berwick Barracks, Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland.

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