Saturday, August 31, 2013
Sunday, August 25, 2013
St Marie's Parish War Memorial, Standish.
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1. St Marie's, Our Lady of the Annunciation Church The Roman Catholic parish church of Standish (The War Memorial is in the church grounds) |
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2. St Marie's R.C. Parish War Memorial, Standish |
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3. The WW1 panel, Standish R.C. Parish War Memorial |
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4. The WW2 panel, Standish R.C. Parish War Memorial |
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Friday, August 16, 2013
Memorial for the Sons of Standish (Lancashire)
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1. St Wilfred's Church and War Memorial Gatehouse [Standish, Lancashire (near Wigan)] |
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2. War Memorial Gatehouse (exterior) [St Wilfred's Parish Church, Standish] |
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3. Commemorative tablets for 'The Fallen' [War Memorial Gatehouse, Standish] |
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4. Commemorative tablets for local miners [Miners killed in locForaal coal mines 1914 -1918] |
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Friday, August 09, 2013
The Border Regt.'s 5th Battalion in the 1940 B.E.F.
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1. The Border Regiment shield and badges |
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2. Lille ('La Vieille Bourse'), Nord, France. (Located in the city's main square) [5th Border was based in the region in spring 1940] |
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3. Entrance to Fort Lobau, Bondues, near Lille. (Now the Bondues Resistance museum) [This was 5th Border HQ in April / May 1940] |
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4. Fort Lobau, Bondues, Nord, France (Internal view) |
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