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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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Overbury War Memorial
I visited the village of Overbury in Worcestershire on 20 October 2018 to photograph the war graves and war memorial in St Faith’s Churchyard. The war memorial is incorporated in the lych gate which makes it hard to photograph the … Continue reading
Posted in Heritage, Memorials elsewhere, Outside RSA, Parish Memorial, ROH, United Kingdom, World War 1, World War 2
Tagged Conderton, lych gate, Overbury, St Faith's Overbury, 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
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Tagged Kemerton, Memorial, Overbury, Roll of Honour, Worcestershire, World War
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Commando Winners of the Victoria Cross
The Commando Winners of the Victoria Cross Plaque may be found at the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire. Lt Col Geoffrey Keyes VC, MC. Lt Col Charles Newman VC Sgt Thomas Durrant VC Maj Patrick Porteus VC L/Cpl Henry Harden … Continue reading
Posted in Heritage, Memorials elsewhere, Military, Military Cross, Outside RSA, ROH, United Kingdom, Victoria Cross, World War 2
Tagged Commando, Memorial, National Memorial Arboretum, NMA, Staffordshire, World War 2
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Gloucester Post Office War Memorial
On Friday 12/01/2018 I went through to Gloucester to do some business at the post office, and as I was leaving I spotted a war memorial inside the post office. Fortunately I had my camera with and got permission to … Continue reading
Posted in Gloucestershire, Heritage, Memorials elsewhere, Outside RSA, ROH, United Kingdom, World War 1, World War 2
Tagged Gloucester, Gloucester Post Officee, Gloucestershire, ROH, Royal Mail, Tewkesbury, War memorial, World War
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Ashchurch War Memorial (Tewkesbury)
When I moved to Tewkesbury in 2015 it was inevitable that my camera lens would be on the lookout for churches, cemeteries and war memorials. The Parish Church of St Nicholas in the village of Ashchurch being the one church closest … Continue reading
Posted in Gloucestershire, Heritage, Memorials elsewhere, Outside RSA, Parish Memorial, ROH, United Kingdom, World War 1, World War 2
Tagged Ashchurch, Ashchurch War Memorial, Gloucestershire, Roll of Honour, Tewkesbury, World War
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202 Battalion Memorial
34 Battalion was commonly known as the “Kavangoland Battalion” and it was established in 1975 as 1 Kavango Battalion to serve as a ceremonial guard of honour. It was then renamed 34 Battalion and again renamed 202 Battalion in 1980. … Continue reading
Posted in Border War, Extinct Memorials, Heritage, Military, ROH, South Africa
Tagged 202 Battalion, 34 Battalion, Kavangoland, Roll of Honour, SADF, Sector 20, South West Africa, SWATF
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Worcestershire Anglo Boer War Memorial
The Memorial to the Men of Worcestershire who lost their lives in the Boer War stands outside Worcester Cathedral. The Memorial is a bronze depiction of a soldier of the Worcester Regiment kneeling as he prepares to fire his last cartridge. … Continue reading
Posted in Boer War, Heritage, Memorials elsewhere, Outside RSA, ROH, South Africa, United Kingdom
Tagged Anglo Boer War, Memorial, South Africa, William Robert Colton, Worcester Cathedral, Worcestershire, Worcestershire Regiment
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Stoke Newington Civilian War Dead Memorial
The Metropolitan Borough of Stoke Newington Civilian War Dead Memorial may be found in Abney Park Cemetery in London (Google Earth co-ordinates: 51.564451°, -0.077899°). The legibility of the memorial is poor though, with letters missing from the main inscription. The … Continue reading
Posted in Cemetery, Heritage, London Memorials, Memorials elsewhere, Outside RSA, ROH, United Kingdom, World War 1, World War 2
Tagged Abney Park Cemetery, Blitz, bombing, Civilian war dead, CWGC, Magnificent seven, Stoke Newington, World War Two
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The Gloucesters Memorial in Cheltenham
One of the more poignant memorials to the casualties of the First World War may be found within Prestbury Cemetery in Cheltenham. Passing through the gates of the cemetery, on the right hand side is the Gloucesters Memorial and Crosses. … Continue reading
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Tagged Burial, Cheltenham, Crioss, CWGC, Gloster Regt, Glosters Memorial, Gloucestershire, Prestbury Cemetery, War memorial
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