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Author Archives: JA
Asian and African Warships to the Cape
I was given a whole stack of prints that were photographed of warships that called in Cape Town and Simonstown roughly between 1994 and 2002. The photographer was Patrick Gavin Worman, and unfortunately like so many of us he was … Continue reading
Posted in Heritage, Military, Personal, ships and shipping, South Africa, transportation, Warships
Tagged Cape Town, San, South Africa, South African Navy, Warship
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American, Russian and Soviet Warships to the Cape
I was given a whole stack of prints that were photographed of warships that called in Cape Town and Simonstown roughly between 1994 and 2002. The photographer was Patrick Gavin Worman, and unfortunately like so many of us he was … Continue reading
Posted in Heritage, Military, Personal, ships and shipping, South Africa, Warships
Tagged America, Cape Town, Russia, Simonstown, USSR, Warship
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European Warships to the Cape
I was given a whole stack of prints that were photographed of warships that called in Cape Town and Simonstown roughly between 1994 and 2002. The photographer was Patrick Gavin Worman, and unfortunately like so many of us he was … Continue reading
Posted in Belgium, Heritage, Military, ships and shipping, South Africa, Warships
Tagged Belgium, Cape Town, Denmark, France, Germany, Holland, Italy, Navy, Royal Navy, Simonstown, Spain, Sweden, United KIngdom, Warship
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South American Warships to the Cape.
I was given a whole stack of prints that were photographed of warships that called in Cape Town and Simonstown roughly between 1994 and 2002. The photographer was Patrick Gavin Worman, and unfortunately like so many of us he was … Continue reading
Posted in Heritage, Military, ships and shipping, South Africa, Warships
Tagged Argentina, Brazil, Cape Town, naval, Navy, Simonstown, Uruguay, Warship
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Malvern Priory War Memorial
I visited Malvern Priory on 13 September 2019 and took the following images of the War Memorial inside. The memorial may be described as :“Large wall-mounted stone tablet is flanked by stone figures of Mary with Child and crown (left) … Continue reading
Posted in Heritage, Memorials elsewhere, Outside RSA, Parish Memorial, Personal, United Kingdom, World War 1, World War 2
Tagged Great Malvern, Great Malvern Priory, War memorial, World War, World War One, World War Two
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Great Malvern War Memorial
on 13 September 2019 I visited Great Malvern, and on my list of things to see was the War Memorial. The War Memorial in the Priory is dealt with in a separate post. The War Memorial is directly in front … Continue reading
Posted in Heritage, Memorials elsewhere, Outside RSA, United Kingdom, World War 1, World War 2
Tagged Great Malvern, Great Malvern Priory, War memorial, Worcestershire, World War
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Stratford-upon-Avon War Memorials
The main War Memorial in Stratford-upon-Avon may be found in The Remembrance Gardens bounded by College Street and Old Town (Google Earth co-ordinates: 52.187884°, -1.708347°). There are a number of memorials in the gardens and it is a peaceful place. … Continue reading
Posted in Heritage, Memorials elsewhere, Military, Outside RSA, Personal, United Kingdom, World War 1, World War 2
Tagged College Street, Garden of Remembrance, King Edward VI School, Old Town, Stratford-upon-Avon, War memorial
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Durban Shipwatch: Anastasis
My handy ship visit book records that we visited on board this classic beauty on 18 May 1996. Rudi and I went down specifically to see her, and I was carrying a large video camera but no stills camera. Rudi … Continue reading
Posted in Cruise ships, Natal, Personal, shipbio, shipbook, ships and shipping, South Africa, transportation
Tagged 1996, Anastasis, Durban. shipbook, Mercy Ships, Ship visit, Youth With a Mission, YWAM
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Oxford War Memorial
The War Memorial in Oxford may be found 130 metres south of St. Giles’ Churchyard, on the intersection of Banbury and Woodstock Roads (Google Earth co-ordinates: 51.758313°, -1.260130°). It was unveiled and dedicated on 13 July 1921 and may be … Continue reading
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Tagged Oxford, Oxfordshire, War memorial, World War
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