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White rose commemorates Scott of the Antarctic

admin — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 09:49:30 +0000

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 South Pole on the 17th January 1912.

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Major T.P.Gray – Dalston, Cumbria

admin — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 15:08:43 +0000

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 name, rank and regimental insignia carved into it.

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Moses Carpenter in Middlesbrough, NE England

admin — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 11:55:14 +0000

Moses Carpenter died in 1889 and is buried in Linthorpe Cemetery, Middlesbrough in the north east of England.

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British Newspaper Archive now online

admin — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 20:05:07 +0000

Up to 4 million pages of historical newspapers now searchable online at the British Newspaper Archive are set to transform family history research.

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The Animals in War Memorial

admin — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 20:39:32 +0000

A powerful and moving tribute to all the animals that served, suffered and died in the wars and conflicts, stands on the edge of Hyde Park in London.

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John Wesley memorial – Newcastle

admin — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 12:21:09 +0000

Wesley Square on the quayside in Newcastle upon Tyne includes a memorial obelisk to John Wesley, who first preached on Tyneside in May 1742.

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History of the Scottish National War Memorial

admin — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 09:40:54 +0000

Listing every Scots serviceman and woman killed since 1914, the Scottish National War Memorial is a unique and hugely impressive building, housed within Edinburgh Castle.

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Honouring Ireland`s war dead

admin — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 09:26:52 +0000

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 mark their graves.

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Ireby, Cumbria – War memorial

admin — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 16:01:25 +0000

The war memorial for Ireby village in Cumbria is sited at St. Jame's Church

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Ettleton Cemetery Inscriptions

admin — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 10:16:19 +0000

One of our readers has kindly provided us with a document detailing the burials at Ettleton Cemetery in Newcastleton.

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