Town / Village War Memorials - posts pre 2016

05 Aug 2011 17:46 - 22 Aug 2017 11:11 #11 by airfields man
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Little Kimble / Great Kimble


A few that I took today at Little Kimble/Great Kimble along the A4010 from West Wycombe to Stoke Mandeville.

The Dead got memorials, The living got time.

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06 Aug 2011 11:34 - 22 Aug 2017 11:12 #12 by airfields man
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I was given this photograph by someone about 10 years ago or so... I'm sure that it was while he was on holiday in Scotland ? The plaque says, In memory of the officers and men of the Commandos who died in the second world war 1939-1945. This country was their training ground.

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06 Aug 2011 11:36 #13 by carnaby
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I was given this photograph by someone about 10 years ago or so... I'm sure that it was while he was on holiday in Scotland ?

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commando_Memorial

Plan A is always more effective when the problem you are working on understands that Plan B will involve the use of dynamite :twisted:
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10 Aug 2011 19:34 - 22 Aug 2017 11:14 #14 by airfields man
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Newbury


A couple of the national war memorial at Newbury. photographed 09-08-2011.

The Dead got memorials, The living got time.

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10 Aug 2011 19:54 - 22 Aug 2017 11:16 #15 by airfields man
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Toddington


A few that I took today at Toddington, Nr Winchcombe. Glos.

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10 Aug 2011 20:35 - 06 Aug 2017 12:43 #16 by Chris Lowe
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AFman the commando memorial is here wtp2.appspot.com/wheresthepath.htm?lat=5...4983&gz=19&oz=3>=1 I took a similar picture of it myself a couple of years ago.

Found my pictures of the memorial.


English Civil War Re-enactor with the Sealed Knot.
Gentlemen, you can't fight in here! This is the War Room!

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11 Aug 2011 19:55 #17 by airfields man
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Very nice photograph there bucc'66, shame about the markers left by the birds in both photographs... :roll:

The Dead got memorials, The living got time.
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26 Aug 2011 19:31 - 22 Aug 2017 11:19 #18 by airfields man
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Chesham-Bois


A few photographs that I took today of the national war memorial at Chesham Bois Bucks. To read about my first visit to this memorial go to page 23 of the Members only General

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27 Aug 2011 15:44 - 22 Aug 2017 11:21 #19 by airfields man
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Thame


A few of the recently restored [Four years ago] memorial in Thame's upper High Street.

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27 Aug 2011 15:48 - 22 Aug 2017 11:24 #20 by airfields man
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Thame


All taken today in-between the showers.

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