Author Archives: JA

Asian and African Warships to the Cape

Posted on 03/01/2020 by JA

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 →

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American, Russian and Soviet Warships to the Cape

Posted on 29/12/2019 by JA

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 →

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European Warships to the Cape

Posted on 23/12/2019 by JA

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 →

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South American Warships to the Cape.

Posted on 23/12/2019 by JA

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 →

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Malvern Priory War Memorial

Posted on 23/09/2019 by JA

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 →

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Great Malvern War Memorial

Posted on 23/09/2019 by JA

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 →

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Stratford-upon-Avon War Memorials

Posted on 17/09/2019 by JA

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 →

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Durban Shipwatch: Anastasis

Posted on 23/08/2019 by JA

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 →

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Oxford War Memorial

Posted on 01/07/2019 by JA

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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S.A.S. Somerset

Posted on 01/03/2019 by JA

This post has been written many years after the fact and to be honest prior to today I have never really had much to add to a SAS Somerset post. However, I have recently found the handout I received when … Continue reading →

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