Lankhof Farm Demarcation Stone & Bunkers

Posted on March 28, 2018 by Magicfingers

The road leads north to Ypres (Ieper), less than two miles ahead of us, but, as with so many places in Flanders, if you keep your eyes peeled, there are things to see on the way.
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Dublin – Mount Jerome Cemetery

Posted on March 24, 2018 by Magicfingers

Mount Jerome Cemetery covers some fifty acres of land only two miles or so south west of Dublin City centre.  There are thirty five Great War and thirty nine Second World War burials here, the only problem facing me as I arrived – apart from, as ever, time – being where exactly to find them.
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The Easter Rising Part Four – St. Stephen’s Green Park & the Royal College of Surgeons

Posted on March 20, 2018 by Magicfingers

St. Stephens Green Park, scene of serious fighting during the first days of the Easter Rising.  Continue reading →

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Der Deutsche Infanterieschild

Posted on March 17, 2018 by Magicfingers

Here’s an interesting relic that resides behind my chair whilst I’m typing this bunkum. Continue reading →

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Austro-Hungarian Hand Grenades of the Great War Part Ten – The Zeitzünder M16 Grenade

Posted on March 14, 2018 by Magicfingers

The Zeitzünder M15 was superseded by the M16 ‘Torpedo’ in 1916, ostensibly because it had a greater range, although the M15 continued to be used, presumably until stocks ran out.  The M16 was a smooth tube, cast-iron canister grenade that, like the M15, could be used as both a hand and rifle grenade. Continue reading →

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Austro-Hungarian Hand Grenades of the Great War Part Nine – The Zeitzünder M15 Grenade Part Two

Posted on March 11, 2018 by Magicfingers

Another Zeitzünder M15 grenade, although unlike the previous example I showed you, this is one hundred percent the hand grenade version, as the handle demonstrates. Continue reading →

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Dublin, March 2018

Posted on March 9, 2018 by Magicfingers

Well, that was fun.  With the ‘Beast from the East’ still lingering across parts of Ireland – had we arranged to go just a few days earlier, well, we simply wouldn’t have been able to go – yours truly was once again blessed with three days of frankly delightful weather, very cold, snow still on the ground in places, but crisp and clear and perfect for photography. Continue reading →

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