Category Archives: Victoria Cross

A Tour of Boesinghe Part One – Essex Farm Cemetery (Part One)

Posted on October 15, 2017 by Magicfingers

The commune of Boesinghe, or Boezinge, as it is currently called, was the scene of continuous fighting for much of the Great War, evidence of which exists in the eight cemeteries and numerous memorials that can be found in the … Continue reading →

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Etaples Military Cemetery

Posted on July 30, 2017 by Magicfingers

One of the great things about not reading a tour itinerary properly (or having a lousy memory) is that sometimes you find yourself somewhere you had no idea that you were going to be, and if that happens to be … Continue reading →

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The Road to Passchendaele Part Ten – The New Zealand Memorial, ‘sGraventafel & a brief stop at Tyne Cot Cemetery

Posted on May 13, 2017 by Magicfingers

The New Zealand Memorial at ‘sGraventafel is one of a number of similarly styled New Zealand memorials along the Western Front that commemorate actions involving the  New Zealand Division, sited on or near the battlefields where they fought.

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Polygon Wood – Black Watch Corner & Lieutenant Colonel Lewis Pugh Evans V.C.

Posted on May 5, 2017 by Magicfingers

Black Watch Corner can be found at the south western corner of Polygon Wood, the memorial that stands there remembering the men of the Black Watch who died in the Great War.

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The Menin Road – A Return to Birr Cross Roads Cemetery

Posted on April 1, 2017 by Magicfingers

A return trip to Birr Cross Roads Cemetery, exactly four years and one week after our last visit, but this time not a sign of precipitation in the air.

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Dublin – Glasnevin Cemetery Part Two: The Commonwealth Plot

Posted on December 13, 2016 by Magicfingers

Glasnevin Cemetery is a vast place, but, as it happened, the other area I was intent on visiting was not so far from the O’Connell tower (above) and the Republican Plot that we saw last post.

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Dublin – Arbour Hill Cemetery

Posted on December 8, 2016 by Magicfingers

Arbour Hill Cemetery was opened in about 1840, as a military burial ground for soldiers based at the adjacent Royal Barracks.

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