Carl Dycer We stayed about 8 miles east of Colmar but never noticed the museum you went to ☹️ we did though visit Memorial de la Ligne Maginot du Rhin and Audie Murphy memorial. What a great region for history
Carl Dycer If you make it over to Lorraine, my wife's gt. uncle is commemorated as one of the civilians massacred at Gerbéviller. On the memorial, he's described as having been murdered, others were 'brûlé vif', burnt alive. His name was André Chatton. It's an interesting example of a...
A little piece of Marston matting spotted today....last piece I saw was with WW2TV Paul Woodadge in Normandy last year.
Thanks to Carl Dycer for the heads up. 🙂
Men from the 19th Indian Division during the battle of Fort Dufferin, Mandalay,Burma in March 1945. The battle lasted for 12 days. Helen Fry | WWII Historian Carl Dycer Stephen Chambers Beth Moore Revd Nicholas Pye World War II Today #OTD #WW2 History Rage Podcast Ian Kikuchi National Army Museum Indian Army: Heroes #India
Two of my favourites, Acheux and Mailly Wood cemeteries. Following the exploits of 6/Dorsets and 7 E.Yorks in June 1918. Huge trench raid on Hawthorn Ridge. #GWNerdonTour Western Front Services Ltd Hawthorn Ridge Crater Association Carl Dycer
Carl Dycer Couin British & New British Cems have both individual 'name' stones & a 'combined' stone. 766 burials in all (incl 5 Germans), & of course the very unusual twin crosses. But they don't conform to Sir Reginald Blomfield's original design in a significant way - what's 'missing'😟
Carl Dycer Here is the Aisne-Marne one. I visited it a few weeks ago. I didn't know another one existed in Lorraine.
Nod of thanks to Commonwealth War Graves for altering the surname. Much appreciated. Now the three Buttery brothers at Ypres can rest easy. My wife and I are pleased and her aunty will be very happy indeed. Cheers to our mate Rick Smith🇺🇦 for visiting all three brothers. #FirstWorldWar #GreatWar
Carl Dycer Merci du partage. J’y étais également l’année dernière fin mai 2022 mais je suis à l’extérieur ( respect des consignes 😉
Carl Dycer Thought it might be nice to look back at the video of your trip last year Ian lyall and remember the Perth Academy #FlowersoftheForest who you visited on behalf of the school. #LestWeForget #PARemembers
Carl Dycer Remember it well Ian. Thanks once again from everyone at Perth Academy. #LestWeForget #PARemembers
Carl Dycer HWK isn't really my thing, but it's worth bearing in mind that in the Vosges 1m of snow on top isn't unlikely. I have cards from men elsewhere in the Vosges which mention this. (My glass slide. Labelled Vosges Boyau)
Carl Dycer Paul Reed OfficialJohnGartside I’ve got an earlier limited action with elements of the big red one at Einville but not an attack
Florent Coury 🇫🇷 🇺🇦 Carl Dycer I made the same mistake last week when I bought this one at a brocante.
