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Military history, especially Commonwealth War Graves.
If you spot any errors in my posts please shout - I'm only human!
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If you spot any errors in my posts please shout - I'm only human!
If you have more information about the casualties I post here then please share.
Congratulations to Kylie Minogue for topping the Christmas charts in the UK.
She kept a song, first released in 1984, from the top spot, one that is played so much every year that it has spawned a game where you win if you can avoid hearing it in the run up to Christmas!
She kept a song, first released in 1984, from the top spot, one that is played so much every year that it has spawned a game where you win if you can avoid hearing it in the run up to Christmas!
December 21, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Congratulations to Kylie Minogue for topping the Christmas charts in the UK.
She kept a song, first released in 1984, from the top spot, one that is played so much every year that it has spawned a game where you win if you can avoid hearing it in the run up to Christmas!
She kept a song, first released in 1984, from the top spot, one that is played so much every year that it has spawned a game where you win if you can avoid hearing it in the run up to Christmas!
I found another photo for a CWGC gardener. This time it is Edward Patrick (Paddy) Kerstin, who is buried in Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Yorkshire.
His son posted details about his shocking and sad story here: www.militaryimages.net/media/edward...
His son posted details about his shocking and sad story here: www.militaryimages.net/media/edward...
August 3, 2025 at 6:27 PM
I found another photo for a CWGC gardener. This time it is Edward Patrick (Paddy) Kerstin, who is buried in Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Yorkshire.
His son posted details about his shocking and sad story here: www.militaryimages.net/media/edward...
His son posted details about his shocking and sad story here: www.militaryimages.net/media/edward...
Browsing through old photographs I found one for a CWGC staff member buried in Bray-sur-Somme Communal Cemetery.
July 28, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Browsing through old photographs I found one for a CWGC staff member buried in Bray-sur-Somme Communal Cemetery.
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Frederick Thomas Allen enlisted on 5 September 1914, joining the Royal Engineers with a service number of 49090.
His military records have survived, and show he was married to Annie and had a daughter called Gladys.
Frederick was born on 19 March 1879 in New Mills, Derbyshire.
Frederick Thomas Allen enlisted on 5 September 1914, joining the Royal Engineers with a service number of 49090.
His military records have survived, and show he was married to Annie and had a daughter called Gladys.
Frederick was born on 19 March 1879 in New Mills, Derbyshire.
May 4, 2025 at 7:49 PM
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Frederick Thomas Allen enlisted on 5 September 1914, joining the Royal Engineers with a service number of 49090.
His military records have survived, and show he was married to Annie and had a daughter called Gladys.
Frederick was born on 19 March 1879 in New Mills, Derbyshire.
Frederick Thomas Allen enlisted on 5 September 1914, joining the Royal Engineers with a service number of 49090.
His military records have survived, and show he was married to Annie and had a daughter called Gladys.
Frederick was born on 19 March 1879 in New Mills, Derbyshire.
This casualty has a unique story ending with the R.A.F. via the Titanic and Hollywood!
Warrant Officer Thomas Arthur Whiteley, 23247, R.A.F. Died of heart disease on 11 October 1944 aged 50, and buried in Ancona War Cemetery.
www.cwgc.org/find-records...
#CWGC #WarGrave #WW2 #RememberThem #Italy
Warrant Officer Thomas Arthur Whiteley, 23247, R.A.F. Died of heart disease on 11 October 1944 aged 50, and buried in Ancona War Cemetery.
www.cwgc.org/find-records...
#CWGC #WarGrave #WW2 #RememberThem #Italy
April 14, 2025 at 4:42 PM
This casualty has a unique story ending with the R.A.F. via the Titanic and Hollywood!
Warrant Officer Thomas Arthur Whiteley, 23247, R.A.F. Died of heart disease on 11 October 1944 aged 50, and buried in Ancona War Cemetery.
www.cwgc.org/find-records...
#CWGC #WarGrave #WW2 #RememberThem #Italy
Warrant Officer Thomas Arthur Whiteley, 23247, R.A.F. Died of heart disease on 11 October 1944 aged 50, and buried in Ancona War Cemetery.
www.cwgc.org/find-records...
#CWGC #WarGrave #WW2 #RememberThem #Italy
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Cronenbourg French National Cemetery is a large military cemetery close to the centre of Strasbourg, in the Bas-Rhin department and Alsace region of France. This area has a complicated history, even by European standards.
Cronenbourg French National Cemetery is a large military cemetery close to the centre of Strasbourg, in the Bas-Rhin department and Alsace region of France. This area has a complicated history, even by European standards.
April 13, 2025 at 7:25 PM
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Cronenbourg French National Cemetery is a large military cemetery close to the centre of Strasbourg, in the Bas-Rhin department and Alsace region of France. This area has a complicated history, even by European standards.
Cronenbourg French National Cemetery is a large military cemetery close to the centre of Strasbourg, in the Bas-Rhin department and Alsace region of France. This area has a complicated history, even by European standards.
🧵 You can safely assume someone is from a very large family when 2 different sons are referred to as the 9th and the youngest!
From what I can find out George and Frances Wedd had 10 sons and 5 daughters, born between 1876 and 1896.
From what I can find out George and Frances Wedd had 10 sons and 5 daughters, born between 1876 and 1896.
March 24, 2025 at 7:02 PM
🧵 You can safely assume someone is from a very large family when 2 different sons are referred to as the 9th and the youngest!
From what I can find out George and Frances Wedd had 10 sons and 5 daughters, born between 1876 and 1896.
From what I can find out George and Frances Wedd had 10 sons and 5 daughters, born between 1876 and 1896.
🧵 The Podgurski family suffered a double loss in WW2 with brothers Ernest and Alan killed at either end of the war. Their paternal grandfather, a ship's cook, left Danzig, then in Germany but now Gdańsk in Poland, and settled in Sunderland, England, becoming a naturalised citizen.
March 21, 2025 at 11:38 AM
🧵 The Podgurski family suffered a double loss in WW2 with brothers Ernest and Alan killed at either end of the war. Their paternal grandfather, a ship's cook, left Danzig, then in Germany but now Gdańsk in Poland, and settled in Sunderland, England, becoming a naturalised citizen.
A high proportion of WW1 casualties have no forenames recorded in the CWGC database, just their initials.
This is not the fault of the CWGC, as their records are only as good as those originally supplied to them.
This is not the fault of the CWGC, as their records are only as good as those originally supplied to them.
January 27, 2025 at 10:39 PM
A high proportion of WW1 casualties have no forenames recorded in the CWGC database, just their initials.
This is not the fault of the CWGC, as their records are only as good as those originally supplied to them.
This is not the fault of the CWGC, as their records are only as good as those originally supplied to them.
It's 'Blue Monday' in the UK, supposed to be the most depressing day of the year. Events across the pond today are contributing to this.
#BlueMonday
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Mo...
#BlueMonday
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Mo...
Blue Monday (date) - Wikipedia
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January 20, 2025 at 12:28 PM
It's 'Blue Monday' in the UK, supposed to be the most depressing day of the year. Events across the pond today are contributing to this.
#BlueMonday
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Mo...
#BlueMonday
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Mo...
Bouzincourt Ridge Cemetery lies 1½ miles north of Albert, France. There are 709 casualties buried here, 313 are unknown. Access is by a farm track - you don't want to meet any oncoming traffic! It can be windy up on this ridge!
#CWGC #WarGraves #WW1 #BouzincourtRidgeCemetery
#CWGC #WarGraves #WW1 #BouzincourtRidgeCemetery
January 9, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Bouzincourt Ridge Cemetery lies 1½ miles north of Albert, France. There are 709 casualties buried here, 313 are unknown. Access is by a farm track - you don't want to meet any oncoming traffic! It can be windy up on this ridge!
#CWGC #WarGraves #WW1 #BouzincourtRidgeCemetery
#CWGC #WarGraves #WW1 #BouzincourtRidgeCemetery
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When choosing what to post I pick a CWGC location I've visited and then look for an interesting story behind a casualty. They all have one, although for many it has been lost to time, and some are too difficult to find or unravel. Now and then something leaps out from the screen!
When choosing what to post I pick a CWGC location I've visited and then look for an interesting story behind a casualty. They all have one, although for many it has been lost to time, and some are too difficult to find or unravel. Now and then something leaps out from the screen!
December 24, 2024 at 2:33 PM
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When choosing what to post I pick a CWGC location I've visited and then look for an interesting story behind a casualty. They all have one, although for many it has been lost to time, and some are too difficult to find or unravel. Now and then something leaps out from the screen!
When choosing what to post I pick a CWGC location I've visited and then look for an interesting story behind a casualty. They all have one, although for many it has been lost to time, and some are too difficult to find or unravel. Now and then something leaps out from the screen!
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The road from Albert to Bapaume in northern France runs in an almost straight line SW→NE, and it cuts across The Somme battlefield, although just over half is in the Department of that name. There are roadside markers indicating where the front line was on different dates.
The road from Albert to Bapaume in northern France runs in an almost straight line SW→NE, and it cuts across The Somme battlefield, although just over half is in the Department of that name. There are roadside markers indicating where the front line was on different dates.
December 19, 2024 at 7:32 PM
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The road from Albert to Bapaume in northern France runs in an almost straight line SW→NE, and it cuts across The Somme battlefield, although just over half is in the Department of that name. There are roadside markers indicating where the front line was on different dates.
The road from Albert to Bapaume in northern France runs in an almost straight line SW→NE, and it cuts across The Somme battlefield, although just over half is in the Department of that name. There are roadside markers indicating where the front line was on different dates.
In the churchyard of St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church, Chislehurst, Kent lies the grave of Flight Lieutenant Henry Michael Ferriss D.F.C., 40099, Royal Air Force. He died on 16 August 1940, aged 22.
#CWGC #WarGrave #WW2 #RememberThem #BattleOfBritain #OneOfTheFew #Ace
#CWGC #WarGrave #WW2 #RememberThem #BattleOfBritain #OneOfTheFew #Ace
December 16, 2024 at 8:26 PM
In the churchyard of St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church, Chislehurst, Kent lies the grave of Flight Lieutenant Henry Michael Ferriss D.F.C., 40099, Royal Air Force. He died on 16 August 1940, aged 22.
#CWGC #WarGrave #WW2 #RememberThem #BattleOfBritain #OneOfTheFew #Ace
#CWGC #WarGrave #WW2 #RememberThem #BattleOfBritain #OneOfTheFew #Ace
Just inside the Tangenziale ring road on the north-west edge of the city of Modena, Italy, lies the San Cataldo Cemetery. The Commonwealth War Graves Commission records it as Modena Communal Cemetery, and it is probably one of their less frequently visited locations in Italy.
#CWGC #Italy #Modena
#CWGC #Italy #Modena
December 11, 2024 at 4:36 PM
The headstone of Nursing Sister Agnes Florien Forneri, Canadian Army Medical Corps. Died 24 April 1918, aged 39, at No. 12 Canadian General Hospital, Bramshott, Hampshire, and buried in St. Mary's Churchyard, Bramshott.
#CWGC #WarGrave #WW1 #RememberThem #Canada #Nurse #Hampshire
#CWGC #WarGrave #WW1 #RememberThem #Canada #Nurse #Hampshire
December 4, 2024 at 3:29 PM
The headstone of Nursing Sister Agnes Florien Forneri, Canadian Army Medical Corps. Died 24 April 1918, aged 39, at No. 12 Canadian General Hospital, Bramshott, Hampshire, and buried in St. Mary's Churchyard, Bramshott.
#CWGC #WarGrave #WW1 #RememberThem #Canada #Nurse #Hampshire
#CWGC #WarGrave #WW1 #RememberThem #Canada #Nurse #Hampshire
Winston Spencer Churchill was born on this day 150 years ago - 30 November 1874 - at Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire. A politician, soldier and writer he is arguably one of the most famous and perhaps controversial figures of the 20th century.
#WinstonChurchill #Churchill
#WinstonChurchill #Churchill
November 30, 2024 at 10:00 AM
Winston Spencer Churchill was born on this day 150 years ago - 30 November 1874 - at Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire. A politician, soldier and writer he is arguably one of the most famous and perhaps controversial figures of the 20th century.
#WinstonChurchill #Churchill
#WinstonChurchill #Churchill
In the churchyard of St Michael the Archangel, Hawkinge, Kent, there are 2 WW1 war graves, both post Armistice deaths.
The first is for Private Leonard Crapps G/18869, The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment).
#CWGC #WarGrave #WW1 #RememberThem #Kent
The first is for Private Leonard Crapps G/18869, The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment).
#CWGC #WarGrave #WW1 #RememberThem #Kent
November 27, 2024 at 2:30 PM
In the churchyard of St Michael the Archangel, Hawkinge, Kent, there are 2 WW1 war graves, both post Armistice deaths.
The first is for Private Leonard Crapps G/18869, The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment).
#CWGC #WarGrave #WW1 #RememberThem #Kent
The first is for Private Leonard Crapps G/18869, The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment).
#CWGC #WarGrave #WW1 #RememberThem #Kent
The grave of Trooper Ronald James Poland 14589950, Royal Armoured Corps, Nottinghamshire Yeomanry (Sherwood Rangers).
He landed on Juno Beach as part of D-Day operations but was repatriated to England 2 months later due to illness.
#CWGC #WarGrave #WW2 #RememberThem #Surrey #Effingham
He landed on Juno Beach as part of D-Day operations but was repatriated to England 2 months later due to illness.
#CWGC #WarGrave #WW2 #RememberThem #Surrey #Effingham
November 23, 2024 at 3:29 PM
The grave of Trooper Ronald James Poland 14589950, Royal Armoured Corps, Nottinghamshire Yeomanry (Sherwood Rangers).
He landed on Juno Beach as part of D-Day operations but was repatriated to England 2 months later due to illness.
#CWGC #WarGrave #WW2 #RememberThem #Surrey #Effingham
He landed on Juno Beach as part of D-Day operations but was repatriated to England 2 months later due to illness.
#CWGC #WarGrave #WW2 #RememberThem #Surrey #Effingham
Sergeant Thomas Lindsay Boland 41566, Royal New Zealand Air Force. Died 20 August 1942, aged 26.
His service biography is at the NZ Online Cenotaph:
www.aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial...
#CWGC #WarGrave #WW2 #RememberThem #NewZealand #RNZAF
His service biography is at the NZ Online Cenotaph:
www.aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial...
#CWGC #WarGrave #WW2 #RememberThem #NewZealand #RNZAF
November 21, 2024 at 8:02 PM
Sergeant Thomas Lindsay Boland 41566, Royal New Zealand Air Force. Died 20 August 1942, aged 26.
His service biography is at the NZ Online Cenotaph:
www.aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial...
#CWGC #WarGrave #WW2 #RememberThem #NewZealand #RNZAF
His service biography is at the NZ Online Cenotaph:
www.aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial...
#CWGC #WarGrave #WW2 #RememberThem #NewZealand #RNZAF
This is a family headstone in Greenwich Cemetery, in South East London.
It commemorates Leading Aircraftman James Stanley Watts 1380222, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, and his father-in-law Thomas Blatcher.
#CWGC #WarGrave #RAF #WW2 #RememberThem #Greenwich
It commemorates Leading Aircraftman James Stanley Watts 1380222, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, and his father-in-law Thomas Blatcher.
#CWGC #WarGrave #RAF #WW2 #RememberThem #Greenwich
November 19, 2024 at 11:24 PM
This is a family headstone in Greenwich Cemetery, in South East London.
It commemorates Leading Aircraftman James Stanley Watts 1380222, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, and his father-in-law Thomas Blatcher.
#CWGC #WarGrave #RAF #WW2 #RememberThem #Greenwich
It commemorates Leading Aircraftman James Stanley Watts 1380222, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, and his father-in-law Thomas Blatcher.
#CWGC #WarGrave #RAF #WW2 #RememberThem #Greenwich
🧵 for a Monday:
The grave of Private John Henry Monday, 10/267, 10th Battalion, East Yorkshire Regiment. Killed in action 4 June 1916. He was 20 and is buried in Sucrerie Military Cemetery, east of the village of Colincamps.
#CWGC #WarGrave #WW1 #RememberThem #Somme #France
The grave of Private John Henry Monday, 10/267, 10th Battalion, East Yorkshire Regiment. Killed in action 4 June 1916. He was 20 and is buried in Sucrerie Military Cemetery, east of the village of Colincamps.
#CWGC #WarGrave #WW1 #RememberThem #Somme #France
November 18, 2024 at 12:23 PM
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St Mary's Churchyard in Funtington, Sussex, has 5 Commonwealth War Graves. 4 have official headstones while the last has a family headstone. There are thousands of churchyards and cemeteries like this across the UK and beyond.
St Mary's Churchyard in Funtington, Sussex, has 5 Commonwealth War Graves. 4 have official headstones while the last has a family headstone. There are thousands of churchyards and cemeteries like this across the UK and beyond.
November 16, 2024 at 12:23 PM
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St Mary's Churchyard in Funtington, Sussex, has 5 Commonwealth War Graves. 4 have official headstones while the last has a family headstone. There are thousands of churchyards and cemeteries like this across the UK and beyond.
St Mary's Churchyard in Funtington, Sussex, has 5 Commonwealth War Graves. 4 have official headstones while the last has a family headstone. There are thousands of churchyards and cemeteries like this across the UK and beyond.
The grave of Lieutenant Robert Quilter Gilson, Suffolk Regiment.
He was killed in action leading men 'over the top' on the first day of the Battle of the Somme, 1 July 1916, age 22.
Buried in Becourt Military Cemetery, 1½ miles due east of Albert.
#CWGC #WarGrave #WW1 #RememberThem #France #Somme
He was killed in action leading men 'over the top' on the first day of the Battle of the Somme, 1 July 1916, age 22.
Buried in Becourt Military Cemetery, 1½ miles due east of Albert.
#CWGC #WarGrave #WW1 #RememberThem #France #Somme
November 14, 2024 at 6:40 PM
The grave of Private James Jewell 200173, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry.
Born 1894, Mullion, Cornwall.
Died 19 February 1919 aged 24 and buried in Foggia Communal Cemetery, Italy.
Register of Effects notes he died in hospital, but cause unknown.
#CWGC #WarGrave #WW1 #RememberThem #Italy
Born 1894, Mullion, Cornwall.
Died 19 February 1919 aged 24 and buried in Foggia Communal Cemetery, Italy.
Register of Effects notes he died in hospital, but cause unknown.
#CWGC #WarGrave #WW1 #RememberThem #Italy
November 13, 2024 at 8:06 PM
The grave of Private James Jewell 200173, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry.
Born 1894, Mullion, Cornwall.
Died 19 February 1919 aged 24 and buried in Foggia Communal Cemetery, Italy.
Register of Effects notes he died in hospital, but cause unknown.
#CWGC #WarGrave #WW1 #RememberThem #Italy
Born 1894, Mullion, Cornwall.
Died 19 February 1919 aged 24 and buried in Foggia Communal Cemetery, Italy.
Register of Effects notes he died in hospital, but cause unknown.
#CWGC #WarGrave #WW1 #RememberThem #Italy