Robert Bester
@robertbester1971.bsky.social
There but not there. Reflections on Remembrance.
12 November 2023 in Ayscoughfee Gardens, Spalding.
12 November 2023 in Ayscoughfee Gardens, Spalding.
November 13, 2025 at 12:26 PM
There but not there. Reflections on Remembrance.
12 November 2023 in Ayscoughfee Gardens, Spalding.
12 November 2023 in Ayscoughfee Gardens, Spalding.
Morning all. It has been raining. Grey and miserable now.
November 12, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Morning all. It has been raining. Grey and miserable now.
Green and Golden Leaves;
Rainy Purple Flowers.
My photos taken on 8 November 2023.
Rainy Purple Flowers.
My photos taken on 8 November 2023.
November 11, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Green and Golden Leaves;
Rainy Purple Flowers.
My photos taken on 8 November 2023.
Rainy Purple Flowers.
My photos taken on 8 November 2023.
My grandad's name was Mr Cyril Henry Bester
Service Number: T/240863 (Transport Corp?)
1939-1945 War Medal & Ribbon
The 1939-1945 Star Medal & Ribbon
The Africa Star Medal & Ribbon
The Italy Star Medal & Ribbon
The France and Germany Star Medal & Ribbon
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Service Number: T/240863 (Transport Corp?)
1939-1945 War Medal & Ribbon
The 1939-1945 Star Medal & Ribbon
The Africa Star Medal & Ribbon
The Italy Star Medal & Ribbon
The France and Germany Star Medal & Ribbon
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November 11, 2025 at 11:07 AM
My grandad's name was Mr Cyril Henry Bester
Service Number: T/240863 (Transport Corp?)
1939-1945 War Medal & Ribbon
The 1939-1945 Star Medal & Ribbon
The Africa Star Medal & Ribbon
The Italy Star Medal & Ribbon
The France and Germany Star Medal & Ribbon
www.flickr.com/photos/16521...
Service Number: T/240863 (Transport Corp?)
1939-1945 War Medal & Ribbon
The 1939-1945 Star Medal & Ribbon
The Africa Star Medal & Ribbon
The Italy Star Medal & Ribbon
The France and Germany Star Medal & Ribbon
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91110 'Battle of Britain Memorial Flight'
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All my photos.
91111 'For the Fallen'
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All my photos.
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All my photos.
91111 'For the Fallen'
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All my photos.
November 11, 2025 at 9:02 AM
91110 'Battle of Britain Memorial Flight'
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All my photos.
91111 'For the Fallen'
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All my photos.
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All my photos.
91111 'For the Fallen'
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All my photos.
Taken on 11-11-11 @ 11:11:11.
November 11, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Taken on 11-11-11 @ 11:11:11.
November 11, 2025 at 8:42 AM
@john0109.bsky.social I have just checked on Ancestry for my Grandads War Records. There are none (either still to be scanned, or there aren't any at all). Doubt I will never find out now. 😥 🫡 🎖
November 10, 2025 at 4:24 PM
@john0109.bsky.social I have just checked on Ancestry for my Grandads War Records. There are none (either still to be scanned, or there aren't any at all). Doubt I will never find out now. 😥 🫡 🎖
Sun has appeared.
November 10, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Sun has appeared.
November 9, 2025 at 2:57 PM
I attended the Remembrance Service this morning in Spalding. Designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens. Grade 1 Listed. First dedicated in 1922, rededicated in 2025. 🫡 🎖
November 9, 2025 at 1:56 PM
I attended the Remembrance Service this morning in Spalding. Designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens. Grade 1 Listed. First dedicated in 1922, rededicated in 2025. 🫡 🎖
They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them.
#WeWillRememberThem
#RemembranceDay
#RemembranceSunday
#LestWeForget
🎖 🫡
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them.
#WeWillRememberThem
#RemembranceDay
#RemembranceSunday
#LestWeForget
🎖 🫡
November 9, 2025 at 7:52 AM
They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them.
#WeWillRememberThem
#RemembranceDay
#RemembranceSunday
#LestWeForget
🎖 🫡
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them.
#WeWillRememberThem
#RemembranceDay
#RemembranceSunday
#LestWeForget
🎖 🫡
November 8, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Various Memorials on our travels.
Manchester, Blackpool, Liverpool, Bury, Ramsbottom, Rawtenstall, London, Brighton, Ely, Leeds, Glasgow, Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Lincoln, King's Lynn, York, Cambridge, Derby
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Manchester, Blackpool, Liverpool, Bury, Ramsbottom, Rawtenstall, London, Brighton, Ely, Leeds, Glasgow, Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Lincoln, King's Lynn, York, Cambridge, Derby
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🫡 🎖
November 8, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Various Memorials on our travels.
Manchester, Blackpool, Liverpool, Bury, Ramsbottom, Rawtenstall, London, Brighton, Ely, Leeds, Glasgow, Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Lincoln, King's Lynn, York, Cambridge, Derby
www.flickr.com/photos/16521...
🫡 🎖
Manchester, Blackpool, Liverpool, Bury, Ramsbottom, Rawtenstall, London, Brighton, Ely, Leeds, Glasgow, Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Lincoln, King's Lynn, York, Cambridge, Derby
www.flickr.com/photos/16521...
🫡 🎖
69001, 69002, 69003, 69004, 69005, 69006, 69007, 69008, 69009, 69011, 69015, 69016 at Spalding
69004 at Peterborough
My collection of 69s spotted.
69004 at Peterborough
My collection of 69s spotted.
November 8, 2025 at 5:00 PM
69001, 69002, 69003, 69004, 69005, 69006, 69007, 69008, 69009, 69011, 69015, 69016 at Spalding
69004 at Peterborough
My collection of 69s spotted.
69004 at Peterborough
My collection of 69s spotted.
Poppies. Wooden and real. Spalding Station today.
November 8, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Poppies. Wooden and real. Spalding Station today.
Saw 3 Class 69s, a few Class 66s, a few 170s and top and tail HST power cars on the Test Train (vice 37s) through Spalding today.
November 8, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Saw 3 Class 69s, a few Class 66s, a few 170s and top and tail HST power cars on the Test Train (vice 37s) through Spalding today.
November 8, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Morning all. Rained overnight. Grey sky now.
November 8, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Morning all. Rained overnight. Grey sky now.
My attempts at photographing mushrooms.
November 7, 2025 at 10:41 AM
My attempts at photographing mushrooms.
November 7, 2025 at 8:37 AM
@john0109.bsky.social Hope you can search for your relatives in the free Ancestry records from today till 12 November.
#LestWeForget ##wewillrememberthem
#LestWeForget ##wewillrememberthem
November 6, 2025 at 7:36 PM
@john0109.bsky.social Hope you can search for your relatives in the free Ancestry records from today till 12 November.
#LestWeForget ##wewillrememberthem
#LestWeForget ##wewillrememberthem