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The Men Who Came Home – A Memorial Part Thirteen – The London Regiment

Posted on December 28, 2022 by Magicfingers

London Scottish troops waiting for a train, somewhere in France, 1914. How many of these men would survive the war unscathed, I wonder? Continue reading →

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The Men Who Came Home – A Memorial Part Twelve – The Canadian Expeditionary Force

Posted on December 18, 2022 by Magicfingers

A continuation of another sometime series, where we meet a few of those who served – seven of the eight men in this post fought with the Canadian Expeditionary Force – and were lucky enough, although you’d have to have asked them for confirmation of that, to survive their Great War experience, only to suffer later ailments necessitating hospitalisation. Continue reading →

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Great War Postcards No. 62

Posted on December 9, 2022 by Magicfingers

‘The Lucky Charm of the Allies.’ Continue reading →

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Great War Postcards No. 61

Posted on December 5, 2022 by Magicfingers

‘A call roars like thunder, like the clash of swords and the pounding of waves’, or some such nonsense. You might remember that back in March 2020, as we all locked down for the first time, I began a series of posts, in daily, and later weekly, form, that featured examples from my Great War postcard collection. Continue reading →