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White rose commemorates Scott of the Antarctic

January 17, 2012 By admin Leave a Comment

A single white rose is to be left at the Scott statue in Portsmouth Historic Dockyard to mark the centenary of Scott's ill fated expedition to the … [Read more...]

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Major T.P.Gray – Dalston, Cumbria

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January 3, 2012 By admin Leave a Comment

Major Gray was a member of the Royal Artillery

Major T.P. Gray is buried in the graveyard of Dalston Church in North Cumbria. His grave is marked by a single, slightly damaged white stone with his … [Read more...]

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Moses Carpenter in Middlesbrough, NE England

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January 3, 2012 By admin Leave a Comment

Moses Carpenter - The Middlesbrough Mowhawk

Moses Carpenter died in 1889 and is buried in Linthorpe Cemetery, Middlesbrough in the north east of England. On the face of it this seems an … [Read more...]

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The Animals in War Memorial

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November 29, 2011 By admin Leave a Comment

A powerful and moving tribute to all the animals that served, suffered and died alongside the British, Commonwealth and Allied forces in the wars and … [Read more...]

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John Wesley memorial – Newcastle

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November 9, 2011 By admin Leave a Comment

The Tyne bridge can be seen in the distance

Wesley Square on the quayside in Newcastle upon Tyne includes a memorial obelisk to John Wesley, who first preached on Tyneside in May … [Read more...]

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Honouring Ireland`s war dead

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November 2, 2011 By admin Leave a Comment

Glasnevin Cemetery in Dublin is Ireland's largest cemetery

Members of the public who are related to Commonwealth war casualties buried in Glasnevin Cemetery in Dublin are being urged to help in a project to … [Read more...]

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Ireby, Cumbria – War memorial

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October 16, 2011 By admin Leave a Comment

In the sleepy agricultural village of Ireby in Cumbria, is the Parish church dedicated to St James. A monument to the fallen in World War I and II … [Read more...]

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Ettleton Cemetery Inscriptions

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October 4, 2011 By admin Leave a Comment

One of our readers has kindly provided us with a document detailing the burials at Ettleton Cemetery in Newcastleton. Newcastleton sits on the … [Read more...]

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Memorial to 7th Earl of Carlisle in Brampton, Cumbria

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September 22, 2011 By admin Leave a Comment

The sculptor has incorporated a lot of detail into the statue

Surrounded by trees and hidden from view in Brampton, Cumbria, is a statue in memory of George Howard, the 7th Earl of Carlisle. Beneath the … [Read more...]

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Haltwhistle War Memorial

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September 17, 2011 By admin Leave a Comment

Haltwhistle War Memorial is a simple tall monument situated in a peaceful and well kept garden setting just off the main road through … [Read more...]

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White rose commemorates Scott of the Antarctic

A single white rose is to be left at the Scott statue in Portsmouth Historic Dockyard to mark the centenary… [more]

The Animals in War Memorial

A powerful and moving tribute to all the animals that served, suffered and died alongside the British,… [more]

Findmypast.ie – the place to search for your Irish Ancestry

Findmypast Ireland is a new website set up by two experts in the field of family history: Eneclann, an… [more]

White rose commemorates Scott of the Antarctic

A single white rose is to be left at the Scott statue in Portsmouth Historic Dockyard to mark the centenary… [more]

White rose commemorates Scott of the Antarctic

A single white rose is to be left at the Scott statue in Portsmouth Historic Dockyard to mark the centenary… [more]

White rose commemorates Scott of the Antarctic

Major T.P.Gray – Dalston, Cumbria

Moses Carpenter in Middlesbrough, NE England

The Animals in War Memorial

John Wesley memorial – Newcastle

Honouring Ireland`s war dead

Ireby, Cumbria – War memorial

Ettleton Cemetery Inscriptions

Memorial to 7th Earl of Carlisle in Brampton, Cumbria

Haltwhistle War Memorial

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White rose commemorates Scott of the Antarctic

The Animals in War Memorial

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White rose commemorates Scott of the Antarctic

White rose commemorates Scott of the Antarctic

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