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Category Archives: World War 1
Remembrance Day 2021.
Remembrance Day is almost over for another year, and it is amazing to see how many people turned up to remember our fallen. Early November in the UK is all about Commemoration and Remembrance and this year was no different. … Continue reading
Posted in Churches and Cathedrals, Gloucestershire, Heritage, Hobbies and Interests, Memorials and Monuments, Personal, Photo Essay, Retrospective, Roll of Honour, Tewkesbury, United Kingdom, War, War Memorial, World War 1, World War 2
Tagged 11/11/1918. Armistice Day, Parade, Remembrance Day, Tewkesbury, Tewkesbury Abbey, The Cross, War memorial
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Farewell Cable Restorer
It is always sad to see ships being broken up, and a classic being chopped up is just so much worse. Back in South Africa the veteran cable ship Cable Restorer is rapidly disappearing and will soon be only a … Continue reading
Posted in Heritage, Hobbies and Interests, Personal, Photo Essay, Retrospective, Ships, South Africa, World War 1
Tagged Cable Restorer, cable ship, HMS Bullfrog, IWM, Simonstown
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