Category Archives: Personal

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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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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Bladon War Memorial

Posted on 18/09/2019 by JA

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 →

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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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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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Roll of Honour. St John’s College, Houghton

Posted on 25/11/2018 by JA

St John’s College in Houghton has a very strong connection to the military, and there are two chapels on the premises. The larger chapel houses the Roll of Honour, whereas the Crypt Chapel has the Delville Wood Cross in it. … Continue reading →

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Tugboat Canning in Swansea

Posted on 10/10/2018 by JA

The preserved tug Canning, is permanently berthed in Swansea at the Swansea Maritime and Industrial Museum. She was built in 1954 and built by Cochrane & Sons of Selby for the Alexandra Towing Company and was based at Liverpool until being transferred … Continue reading →

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Liverpool Exchange War Memorials

Posted on 10/06/2018 by JA

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 →

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