Andrew Whitnall 🇬🇧🇦🇺
@agwhitnall
A quietly surviving 🇬🇧 in 🇦🇺. Flyer of flags, drinker of ales. Purveyor of the history that inspired #IronMaiden songs. Up The Irons & Up The Gunners!
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10-07-2017 12:29:52
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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
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…
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® 🏴.
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® 🏴.
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