With the British Army in Flanders & France

New Arrival

Posted on January 16, 2020 by Magicfingers

I’m very sorry about this. I don’t normally do this sort of thing. Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Documents, Maps & Artwork | 6 Comments

The Forgotten Men of Wittenberg

Posted on January 1, 2020 by Magicfingers

Happy New Year all. I bought myself a Christmas present this year. Well, I kind of bought all of us a Christmas present this year, because I figured that once this twenty-page booklet, published in 1918, arrived, I’d scan it and share it with you lot. Continue reading →

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Red Farm Military Cemetery

Posted on December 22, 2019 by Magicfingers

Update June 2020: Before you go any further, you should know that this post has since been superseded by a newer Red Farm Military Cemetery post as further research has revealed more details about what happened here, which have changed the story just a little, but significantly so. Should you wish to go straight to the newer Red Farm post, click here. Alternatively, please feel free to read this post anyway – the Red Farm information is still accurate and basically the same in both posts, but the Dirty Bucket Camp section has become irrelevant to the story, although I hope still of interest.

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