With the British Army in Flanders & France

A Tour of Boesinghe Part Four – Bard Cottage Cemetery

Posted on November 1, 2017 by Magicfingers

A few hundred yards north of Essex Farm our next stop, Bard Cottage Cemetery, is the largest cemetery we shall visit on this tour. Continue reading →

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

Posted on October 28, 2017 by Magicfingers

Essex Farm Cemetery, late summer 2017. Continue reading →

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German Hand Grenades of the Great War – The Stielhandgranate M1915

Posted on October 23, 2017 by Magicfingers

June 2024: Better late than never. Or, at least, I hope so. A brand new Stielhandgranate post, covering the first two models, can now be found here: The Stielhandgranate M1915 & M1916.

(September 2021: For those of you arriving here via some far-off link, this post is currently being replaced by a new updated version. Try again in a few months’ time – I’ll put a link here to the new post as and when).

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

Posted on October 19, 2017 by Magicfingers

Some of you will be wondering exactly why we are returning to Essex Farm Cemetery so soon after our previous visit. Continue reading →

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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 surrounding area. All of which we shall visit on this tour. Continue reading →

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