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Andrew Fetherston

No. 359 #CWGCAtoZ Alfreton (Lea Brooks) Cemetery, England https://bit.ly/2YF7nlI contains 5 #FWW and 6 #SWW graves, including that of Leading Aircraftman Norman Wootton, who died in July 1944. 1/4 His

Andrew Fetherston

No. 116 #CWGCAtoZ Abingdon (Our Lady and St. Edmund) Roman Catholic Churchyard, England https://bit.ly/2S4pBda contains 1 #FWW and 2 #SWW graves. There is some lovely material in the archive for

Cpl Robert Bruce Pass from Brixton, London of the 1/5th Bn Queen's Royal Regt, photographed with BBC War Correspondent Frank Gillard recording in a slit trench just behind the front

On 27 May 1940 a British armoured division went into action for the first time. 1st Armd Div had 2 Armd Bdes (2nd & 3rd) & a Sp Gp so

The Vicar of Disbrey

Not sure what to make of the 'people in Edwardian institution were a bit racist' CWGC 'shocker'. But this I would say. If you honestly believe that this organisation has

WarGravesCommission

The @CWGC’s @bnbgundogan has paid a special solo tribute to thousands of Commonwealth servicemen killed in Gallipoli during the First World War after Coronavirus restrictions saw #AnzacDay commemorations in

I found myself thinking this morning about just how huge the impact of #WW1 was on those people left at home. It really is almost unimaginable. Let’s just take one

Elizabeth Smith

ElizbethjmSmith

An amazing find this afternoon thanks to @BNArchive Fijian fighter pilot I D Komaisavai @CWGC casualty at Stonefall Cemetery appeared in several Scottish newspapers as he travelled to Canada to

Une Plus Grande Guerre

UnePlusGrGuerre

Continuing on the theme of commemoration, today I want to explore the construction of memorials on sports grounds as they continue to keep the memory of the war alive. To

Near Arras in the latter stages of #WW1 stood the 8th Casualty Clearing Station - today stands the @CWGC Cemetery of Duisans. It contains a number of those who sadly

WarGravesCommission

#OTD 80 years ago German forces invaded the Netherlands, Belgium and France. For Imperial War Graves Commission staff in these countries it was still business as usual – for now

Nick Hewitt ⚓️

Thread on the importance of @CWGC and the way every beautifully tended grave can unlock the stories of lives lost and sacrifices made. I saw this lonely stone in a

1 July 1916. The #Somme. 104 years ago, my great grandfather wrote his last letter to his wife and children.RIP Bill Pedder I usually tweet this with a hashtag taken

Today is #anzacday . It is an important day in the calendar for Arnos Vale cemetery, in Bristol (@ArnosValeCem) and I usually do a tour there on Anzac Day every

ReassessHistory

Let's take a moment to take a deeper look at the @CWGC's Non-Commemoration Report.Uncomfortable reading for many.It is also... just the faintest glimpse of a crushing problem. /1#FWW #WW1 #SWW

SOS - Save Old Sarum

Henry Lamb’s painting, ‘An Instructor of the Royal Air Force Co-operation School’, was painted in 1941 during Lamb's short period at RAF Old Sarum as a war artist. But who