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Category Archives: Military
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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Bladon War Memorial
On 24 August 2019 I visited the village of Bladon to view Sir Winston Churchill’s grave and as I was leaving the grounds of St Martin’s Parish Church I spotted the Bladon War Memorial which is close by. Google Earth … Continue reading
Posted in Heritage, Memorials elsewhere, Military, Outside RSA, Personal, United Kingdom, World War 1, World War 2
Tagged Bladon, Oxfordshire, St Martin's Parish Church, War memorial, Winston Churchill
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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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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
Posted in Heritage, Memorials elsewhere, Military, Outside RSA, United Kingdom, World War 1, World War 2
Tagged Oxford, Oxfordshire, War memorial, World War
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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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