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Category Archives: Portsmouth and Gosport
Remember the War
“Many people laid down their lives in that terrible conflict. They fought so we could live in peace, at home and abroad. They died so we could live as free people in a world of free nations. They risked all … Continue reading
Posted in Collections and Museums, CWGC, Heritage, Hobbies and Interests, Military, Personal, Photo Essay, Portsmouth and Gosport, Retrospective, United Kingdom, War, War Memorial, World War 2
Tagged Cemetery, Cenotaph, CWGC, MIlitary, Remembrance Day, Second World War, VE Day, war, War grave
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Remembering the Dorita
Many years ago the Transvaal Branch of the World Ship Society went on one of its periodic trips down to Durban. For some reason I was not with them but when they came back they told me about a small … Continue reading
Posted in Heritage, Hobbies and Interests, Personal, Photo Essay, Portsmouth and Gosport, Retrospective, Ships, South Africa, Transportation, World War 2
Tagged Dorita, Durban, Grey Mist, ship, yacht
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