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Tag Archives: Second World War
Remember the War
“Many people laid down their lives in that terrible conflict. They fought so we could live in peace, at home and abroad. They died so we could live as free people in a world of free nations. They risked all … Continue reading
Posted in Collections and Museums, CWGC, Heritage, Hobbies and Interests, Military, Personal, Photo Essay, Portsmouth and Gosport, Retrospective, United Kingdom, War, War Memorial, World War 2
Tagged Cemetery, Cenotaph, CWGC, MIlitary, Remembrance Day, Second World War, VE Day, war, War grave
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VE Day: 2020
The War in Europe is over.. we have won! Words like that must have been on everybody’s minds when 7 May 1945 finally broke. It has been 75 years since the event and on this day we can give thanks … Continue reading
Posted in Heritage, Hobbies and Interests, Memorials and Monuments, Military, On This Day, Personal, Retrospective, South Africa, United Kingdom, War, World War 2
Tagged POW, Second World War, South Africa, VE Day, Victory
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Armistice Day 11/11/2016
Shortly after October ends we enter the period where we remember “The Fallen”. That encompasses mostly those who lost their lives during the First and Second World Wars, as well as conflicts that may have affected your own country or … Continue reading
Posted in Heritage, Memorials and Monuments, Military, Personal, War, War Memorial, World War 1, World War 2
Tagged 11 November, Casualty, First World War, Poppy Day, Remembrance Day, Second World War, war, World War
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