French Flanders: Richebourg Part Two – Rue-des-Berceaux Military Cemetery

Posted on April 13, 2024 by Magicfingers

Rue-des-Berceaux Military Cemetery was begun in January 1915, and when it closed in February 1917, only around one hundred & fifty men had been buried here.  Continue reading →

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French Flanders: Richebourg Part One – Richebourg War Memorial

Posted on March 25, 2024 by Magicfingers

Four months ago now, we completed our tour of the cemeteries and memorials around Neuve Chapelle.  Continue reading →

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Wytschaete War Memorial, the London Scottish Memorial & the First Battle of Messines (1914)

Posted on March 16, 2024 by Magicfingers

Spanbroekmolen British Cemetery, Wytschaete church and the Messines Ridge.  Continue reading →

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Brookwood Military Cemetery – The American Memorial Chapel

Posted on February 24, 2024 by Magicfingers

We’ve looked around the graves in the American Military Cemetery at Brookwood before, but we’ve never been inside the chapel.  Continue reading →

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Brookwood Military Cemetery – The Royal Hospital Burial Ground

Posted on February 12, 2024 by Magicfingers

The Royal Hospital Chelsea burials – Chelsea Pensioners to you and me – at Brookwood are to be found beyond the main Canadian Second World War Plot in the western corner of the military cemetery. Continue reading →

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Brookwood Military Cemetery – The Canadian Second World War Plot

Posted on February 8, 2024 by Magicfingers

Two short(ish) posts coming up, just to show you the areas of Brookwood Military Cemetery that we haven’t yet visited.  First, this is the Canadian Second World War Plot – or at least some of it.  Continue reading →

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Brookwood Cemetery – The Nurses of Brookwood

Posted on February 3, 2024 by Magicfingers

Tucked away beneath these trees and bushes, this is the Brookwood Nurses’ Plot. Continue reading →

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