Usually the battle dead were buried close to where they fell in temporary graves by the pioneer company of each particular regiment, in British army...
Are you referring to the swimming (DD) tank? Which when used correctly proved to be invaluable and very effective.
Why? do you think that.
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Nice find Kyt !!
I don't think you will find he built that bridge. He may have helped build the pontoon bridge further down stream, approximately where the newish...
Dried Blood plasma!!!! Although Penicillin was discovered in 1928, it was not produced in quantity or used successfully until ww2.
You know how to get a guy into trouble !!!! nice link though, thanks.
Cheers I enjoyed that !!!
Quick shuftie at cwgc. 2 Crowe found, 1 corporal, RAF buried Middlesborough. R, Crowe, Sgt air Gunner, buried France St desir 1944. Possibly the 2nd...
That's the only place snow should be seen, on a B****y Xmas card. Bah humbug.
But It wasn't quite 20 to 40 below, and the deepest was 10 inches deep. Still pitiful !!! I know I'm getting (or is that Got) old, but I can never...
Pitiful really, A little snow and England comes to a standstill. What was it, 91 days of continuous bombing in the Blitz and the buses keep running?...
My Father was in 51st Highland Division, and fought from El Alamein, sicily, Normandy Belgium, Holland and Germany. My father in law served with...
Bought it and watched it last night. Kokoda:39th Battalion I very much enjoyed it. no bullshit heroics. Called "Chockies" because they were looked on...
Good post, thanks.
Taking photo's of graves in Ipswich, I found this one, the grave of L.F.W. Vermulen, and intrigued I did some searching and found this site; George...
I shan't be planning a trip to India !!!!
RAAF W.R.Phillips grave Grave of Phillips in Ipswich cemetery near to Prince Obolensky. Have e-mailed you the full size pics Spidge. Phillips grave...
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