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Category Archives: World War 1
Remembering Pauline
War Grave photography can be a very rewarding experience, with highs and lows, and many times you are left shaking your head or just feeling angry with what you see. My post today is one that finally had closure for … Continue reading
Posted in Cemetery, CWGC, Heritage, Hobbies and Interests, Johannesburg, Memorials and Monuments, Military, Personal, Retrospective, South Africa, War, War Grave, World War 1
Tagged Braamfontein Cemetery, Brixton Cemetery, CWGC, grave, South Africa, South African War Graves Project, War grave, World War 1
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ANZAC Day 2020
ANZAC: soldiers from the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps. Today is Anzac Day and it is probably a very subdued one given the state of the world at this point in time. It is a national day of remembrance … Continue reading
Posted in Cemetery, CWGC, Gloucestershire, Heritage, Hobbies and Interests, Military, On This Day, Personal, Retrospective, South Africa, Tewkesbury, United Kingdom, War Grave, War Memorial, World War 1, World War 2
Tagged ANZAC, Australia, Gallipoli, Lives of the First World War, New Zealand, Remembrance Day, World War
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OTD: The Sinking of the Titanic
On this day in 1912 the world experienced a shipping disaster that would reverberate though history and leave us with a legacy that continues over 100 years after it occurred. The sinking of the Titanic is not just about a … Continue reading
Posted in Heritage, Hobbies and Interests, Memorials and Monuments, On This Day, Personal, Retrospective, Ships, Southampton, Transportation, United Kingdom, World War 1
Tagged 15 April 1912, disaster, ship, sinking, Southampton, Titanic, Transatlantic
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Three Ships Month
February has become what is known as “3 ships month”, and unfortunately the 3 ships that I remember are all disasters that are part of maritime history in South Africa. This year I am going to commemorate them in one … Continue reading
Posted in Heritage, Hobbies and Interests, Memorials and Monuments, Military, Personal, Retrospective, Ships, South Africa, Transportation, War Grave, World War 1, World War 2
Tagged Collision, disaster, HMSAS Southern Floe, HMT Mendi, SAN, SANLC, SAS President Kruger, ship, South African Navy, World War
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OTD: The Victoria Cross is established
On the 29th of January 1856 Queen Victoria issued the royal warrant that established the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award of the British honours system. Prior to the 1850s, there was no official standardised system for recognition of … Continue reading
Posted in Anglo Boer War, Heritage, Hobbies and Interests, Military, Personal, Retrospective, South Africa, United Kingdom, Victoria Cross, War, World War 1, World War 2
Tagged award, Boer War, gallantry, medal, VC, Victoria Cross
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