The War Memorial of Longtown (Cumbria)

1. Longtown War Memorial (Front) 

2. Longtown War Memorial (Rear) 

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The War Memorials of Workington, Cumbria

1. Workington War Memorial, Vulcans Park (Front)

2. Workington War Memorial, Vulcan's Park (Rear)

3. Workington War Memorial, Vulcan's Park (1st side)

4. Workington War Memorial, Vulcan's Park (2nd side)

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The 'Fallen' of St John (Beckermet), Cumbria

1. St John (Beckermet) War Memorial (WW1 names)

2. St John (Beckermet) War Memorial (WW2 names) 

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The 'Fallen' of St Bridget (Beckermet), Cumbria

1. Parish Church of St Bridget (Beckermet), Cumbria

2. St Bridget (Beckermet) War Memorial

3. The WW2 'Fallen' on the memorial

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Honouring the 'Fallen' of Thursby, Cumbria

1.  Thursby Parish Church (St Andrew's)

2. Thursby Parish War Memorial

3. Remembering the 'Fallen' of WW1 (1914 - 1918)

4. Remembering the 'Fallen' of WW2 (1939 - 1945)

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Private Donald MacDonald, Sherwood Foresters

Pte Donald MacDonald, Sherwood Foresters

Pte. Donald MacDonald, Sherwood Foresters
From Whitehaven, Cumberland
Killed in action at Anzio, Italy (15 March 1944)
Photograph: Courtesy of 'The Whitehaven News' 
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Pte George Walker, Border Regiment (1917 - 1939)

1. Headstone of Pte. George Walker, Border Regiment

2. Walker family headstone, Thornthwaite Churhyard

3. Thornthwaite (St Mary's) Parish Church, Cumberland

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The Cumberland 'Map & Compass Pencil' of WW2

Photographs (top to bottom):
1. Cumberland Pencil Museum and wartime factory site

2. Charles Fraser-Smith, the WW2 'gadget inventor'.
[The real 'Q' of  the wartime British Secret Service]

3. WW2 'Escape maps' used by the secret services 
(With diagram of how they were hidden inside a pencil) 
[Similar to those used to help escaping POWs]

4. Part of the 'Secret WW2 Pencil' exhibition
[Cumberland Pencil Museum, Keswick] 
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