On #ArmisticeDay I’m thinking of my grandfather, Frederick George Whitnall of the Queen’s Own Royal West Kent Regt, who was killed in action in October 1943 & is buried at #SangroRiver Commonwealth War Graves in Italy 🇮🇹. His name is the last from #WW2 listed on Rye War Memorials Trust. #LestWeForget

What a week in May 1993! Attended my first FA Cup Final on the Saturday. My first Iron Maiden show on the Monday. And watched Arsenal lift the Cup in the Replay on the Thursday in the longest Cup Final ever! All at Wembley…

#OTD in 1917 Lt Wilfred Owen MC was killed on The #Somme. He was a native of #Shrewsbury but for a number of years lived in #Birkenhead. Considered one of the finest war poets, one work in particular is well known to fans of #IronMaiden. #LestWeForget #WeWillRememberThem

The Daily View: Flying the flag lloydslist.com/LL1155381/The-…

A small celebration of #BonfireNight with a Bonfire Station Brewing 🇦🇺 Choc Porter in a Harvey's Brewery Quartercentenary Ale glass. Remember, Remember the Fifth of November, the gunpowder, treason, and plot…

If you are a nurse, or you know a nurse, or you are interested in nursing or what their journeys are like… my wife does a podcast on the subject! Her new episode came out yesterday. Check it out! #nursing #nurselife #nurses podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/nur…

Map Of The Longest Place Names In Europe Do you know of any longer ones? credit: Maps.Interlude List with translations: brilliantmaps.com/map-of-the-lon…

I’m flying the #flag of #Turkey 🇹🇷 for its recent #RepublicDay. On 29th October, 1923, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk declared Turkey to be a republic. One of the oldest national flags it’s influential design is based on one used by the Ottoman Empire. Flag from Flags by MrFlag® 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿.

Cold and wet November day in Melbourne. That’s just how I like springtime! 😃🇦🇺🍻

Buried among the kings: Ahead of this weekend's #RemembranceSunday commemorations, read the remarkable story of the Unknown Warrior and how, in 1920, his body was brought from the battlefields of northern France to be buried in the Abbey: westminster-abbey.org/history/explor… #Remembrance

Measuring woomba intensity across Australia

I’m flying the #flag of #Niue 🇳🇺 for last month’s #FlagDay & #ConstitutionDay. On 19th Oct. 1974 Niue gained self-government from 🇳🇿 & on 15th Oct. 1975 the flag, a British yellow ensign with the 🇬🇧 defaced with stars representing Niue & NZ, was adopted. Flag from Flags by MrFlag® 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿.

A German-Jewish WWI veteran wears his Iron Cross while a Nazi soldier stands in front of his shop for intimidation, 1933... This photo was taken in April of 1933, during the Nazi boycott of Jewish businesses. It was the expression on the shopkeeper’s face that captivated

On today's episode I am going to take a look at the album “Ace of Spades” by Motorhead, the band's fourth studio album released on November 8, 1980. #Motorhead #AceOfSpades #MusicPodcast #AlbumReviews #MusicFromALifetime open.spotify.com/episode/2ZGwib…

Never thought I’d get to hear Uncle Steve’s Mega Maiden Zone talk about (well, sort of) Super Swede & Arsenal legend Anders Limpar! Steve and Sparky also try and name all the English football clubs they can remember, an impressive five. #UpTheGunners youtu.be/wjG7ZNK_MBY?si…

50 years ago today, Nov. 10, 1975, the Edmund Fitzgerald sank beneath the waves of Lake Superior during a massive storm. The sinking took the lives of all 29 men on the ship, and became immortalized in Gordon Lightfoot's song. This is the story of this terrible tragedy. The

‘I’m sorry, you see, there it goes! I’m afraid I get too moved by these things…’ An emotional Denis Healey recalls his experiences during the Second World War, including his response to the outrageous slur that those fighting in Italy, as he was, were ‘D-Day dodgers’.

I’m flying the #flag of the #UnitedKingdom 🇬🇧 for #ArmisticeDay. "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."

The decision by Imperial War Museums to close the Lord Ashcroft Gallery was truly heartbreaking, but the stories of bravery told there must live on. I am delighted to announce the launch of a new virtual tour so you can see the Gallery for yourself 👇👇👇 👀 lordashcroftmedalcollection.com

PHOTO OF THE DAY. The coffin of the Unknown Warrior lies in Westminster Abbey (1920). 📷 google images