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Tag Archives: Roll of Honour
Sedgeberrow War Memorial
Sedgeberrow is a village and civil parish in the Wychavon district of Worcestershire, England, about 4.8 km south of Evesham. I first spotted the war memorial from the bus en route to Evesham and in early November 2018 made a trip to photograph it. The memorial is next … Continue reading
Posted in Heritage, Memorials elsewhere, Military, Outside RSA, Parish Memorial, ROH, United Kingdom, World War 1
Tagged Church, Evesham, Roll of Honour, Sedgeberrow, War memorial, Worcestershire
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Kemerton War Memorial
Kemerton is a small village in a string of villages between Tewkesbury and Evesham. I visited the village to photograph the memorial on 20/10/2018. The War Memorial is described as a “Latin Limestone Cross atop a tall shaft, which is … Continue reading
Posted in Heritage, Memorials elsewhere, Military, Outside RSA, Parish Memorial, ROH, United Kingdom, World War 1, World War 2
Tagged Kemerton, Memorial, Overbury, Roll of Honour, Worcestershire, World War
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Ashton-Under-Hill War Memorial
Ashton-Under-Hill is a small village between Tewkesbury and Evesham, and is one of a string of villages that I visited on 20/10/2018. The War Memorial is described as “Cross, with laurel wreath wrapped round the shaft, on a stepped square base,” … Continue reading
Posted in Heritage, Memorials elsewhere, Military, Outside RSA, Parish Memorial, United Kingdom, World War 1, World War 2
Tagged Ashton-Under-Hill, Kemerton, Overbury, parish. Worcestershire, Roll of Honour, village, War memorial
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Swindon Railway Works Plaques
The plaques in this post were photographed at Steam. Museum of the Great Western Railroad that I visited in 2015. Unfortunately my images did not come out well, it really has to do with camera shake and long exposures associated with not … Continue reading
Posted in Heritage, Memorials elsewhere, Military, Outside RSA, Trains & railways, transportation, United Kingdom, World War 1, World War 2
Tagged Great Western Railway, GWR, Roll of Honour, Steam Museum, Swindon, Wiltshire, World War
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Liverpool Exchange War Memorials
There are two war memorials in the open square behind the Liverpool City Hall that is bounded by a large building that seems to have been called “Exchange Flags” but is now called Horton House and Walker House. The first memorial … Continue reading
Posted in Heritage, Liverpool, Memorials elsewhere, Outside RSA, Personal, United Kingdom, World War 1, World War 2
Tagged City Hall, Liverpool, Liverpool Exchange, Nelson Monument, Roll of Honour, Unknown Soldier, War memorial
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Ashchurch War Memorial (Tewkesbury)
When I moved to Tewkesbury in 2015 it was inevitable that my camera lens would be on the lookout for churches, cemeteries and war memorials. The Parish Church of St Nicholas in the village of Ashchurch being the one church closest … Continue reading
Posted in Gloucestershire, Heritage, Memorials elsewhere, Outside RSA, Parish Memorial, ROH, United Kingdom, World War 1, World War 2
Tagged Ashchurch, Ashchurch War Memorial, Gloucestershire, Roll of Honour, Tewkesbury, World War
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Durban High School War Memorial
The images of the Durban High School War Memorial are courtesy of Shelly Baker. It may be found at GE co-ordinates -29.844204°, 30.997675°. The school has existed since 1866 and recently celebrated it’s 150th anniversary. Sadly the Roll of Honour … Continue reading
Posted in Border War, Heritage, Korean War, Military, Natal, School Memorials, South Africa, Victoria Cross, World War 1, World War 2
Tagged Durban High School, Edwin Swales VC. RAF, Korean War, Roll of Honour, War memorial, World War
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202 Battalion Memorial
34 Battalion was commonly known as the “Kavangoland Battalion” and it was established in 1975 as 1 Kavango Battalion to serve as a ceremonial guard of honour. It was then renamed 34 Battalion and again renamed 202 Battalion in 1980. … Continue reading
Posted in Border War, Extinct Memorials, Heritage, Military, ROH, South Africa
Tagged 202 Battalion, 34 Battalion, Kavangoland, Roll of Honour, SADF, Sector 20, South West Africa, SWATF
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Gloucestershire Royal Hussars Memorial
The memorial to the Royal Gloucestershire Hussars may be found in the parking lot of Gloucester Cathedral. It features a cross on a many sided base which has bronze reliefs depicting various actions by the Hussars and Yeomanry during both … Continue reading
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Tagged Gloucester, Gloucester Cathedral, Gloucestershire Regiment, Memorial, ROH, Roll of Honour, World War
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Tewkesbury War Memorial
The War Memorial in Tewkesbury is situated on an island that sits at the intersection of Barton Str, Church Str, and High Street. Google Earth co-ordinates are 51°59’32.75″N, 2° 9’27.29″W. This position also makes it very difficult to photograph because … Continue reading
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Tagged Cenotaph, Church, Roll of Honour, Tewkesbury, Tewkesbury Abbey, War memorial, World War
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