Wieltje – Oxford Road Cemetery

Posted on May 1, 2018 by Magicfingers

At long last, here we are at Oxford Road Cemetery, no more than two miles north east of Ypres (Ieper). Continue reading →

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Wieltje – 50th Northumbrian Division Memorial

Posted on April 27, 2018 by Magicfingers

Maybe six hundred yards east, and a little north, of Wieltje Farm Cemetery, this impressive memorial remembers the men of the 50th Northumbrian Division. Continue reading →

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Dublin – Deansgrange Cemetery

Posted on April 22, 2018 by Magicfingers

The hardly inspiring entrance to Deansgrange Cemetery, some six miles south east of Dublin City centre, and less than two miles from the port of Dun Laoghaire. Continue reading →

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Austro-Hungarian Hand Grenades of the Great War Part Thirteen – The Universal Grenade

Posted on April 14, 2018 by Magicfingers

We’ve seen some pretty basic hand grenades (in particular the Lakos grenades) in the past few months, so let’s take a look at something more complex, whilst bearing in mind that the more complicated the device, the more to go wrong, particularly in the type of conditions likely to be encountered in many theatres of the Great War. Continue reading →

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Wieltje Farm Cemetery

Posted on April 10, 2018 by Magicfingers

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It seems strange, after more than seven years and over 800 posts, that there are still a handful of cemeteries within a stone’s throw of the Menin Gate, to the east of the City of Ypres (Ieper), that I have yet to show you round, so it’s high time we begin to put that right. Continue reading →

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Austro-Hungarian Hand Grenades of the Great War Part Twelve – The Schwere Hand Grenade Part Five

Posted on April 6, 2018 by Magicfingers

In Part Four of this introduction to Austro-Hungarian hand grenades I showed you a small Schwere hand grenade, very similar to this example.  Continue reading →

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Austro-Hungarian Hand Grenades of the Great War Part Eleven – The Schwere Hand Grenade Part Four

Posted on April 3, 2018 by Magicfingers

Another heavy Schwere hand grenade, this version introduced into the Austro-Hungarian Army during the latter part of the war. Continue reading →

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