We see and hear so little of New Zealand forces that when I came across these photos I thought I would post ! In 1916 Oatlands Park Hotel was...
I have been researching Franciscan Brothers and Priests for my Honour Roll ... thankfully they all came home ... but I came across this German...
Here's a family story ... that will touch the heart strings ... Losses of War Reach Across Continents and Generations...
The church has a number of high status memorials erected to commemorate members of the Baldwin family. A group on the north side of the sanctuary...
Scattered throughout the county are a number of what appear to be gravestones marking the last resting place of deceased servicemen. In this,...
Art can be very poignant and leave an indelible impression on a person’s mind. This also applies to “The Mourning Parents” by the German artist Kathe...
Does anybody know anything about these trees ? it would be wonderful to find out ! :) Throughout my early life my family and I used to go to...
Thought this maybe of interest !! The degree of interest in the Great War in recent years is quite staggering. As a child my family and I used to...
Standing in the gardens of Cartmel Grange Nursing Home and overlooking the Allithwaite road going out of Grange over Sands there is a memorial which...
SOMME 1914-1918 Not in shining armour of the past Upon some charger with a tilted lance To fall beside the road of high romance for some...
Here's something a bit out of the ordinary ....... ( I believe it's in Denton ) .... but I wonder how many more of them are in different cemeteries ?...
Here's an interesting site ... I didn't realise how many fishing boats were lost !! BRITISH FISHING VESSELS LOST AT SEA DUE TO ENEMY ACTION,...
Can anybody tell what this is exactly ? ....... P. of W. Escort Co. ASC I have a young soldier casualty and I tried Googling and theres quite a...
World War I brought the British Empire to the peak of its expansion, but in the years that followed came its decline. Victory added, under the system...
It is not commonly known that the first casualties in the Royal Canadian Navy were four midshipmen, doing their "big ship time" in the armoured...
Theodore K. Bushnell Second Lieutenant, U.S. Army 2nd Machine Gun Battalion, 1st Division Entered the Service from: Colorado Died: October 9,...
This makes for fascinating reading .... thought you maybe interested ! Singapore Evacuation 1942: HMS Scott Harley BBC - WW2 People's War -...
Thought I'd post this in case any case anybody has relatives who fought in WW1 !! ( and WW2 ) there is some interesting information on the second...
Better cozy up .... it's going to be bad again ! :( Crank the music up - make some stew and dumplings and stay warm !...
I was looking for this flyer .... and I found this ... but it doesn't say where the accident happened ! I'd appreciate any help Annie :)...
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