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#365DaysOfBiking- May 21st - An odd day, I was at home until lunchtime, then had... May 22, 2013
- May 20th - On my way home tonight, I hopped onto the canal... May 20, 2013
- May 20th - A small result. The bike racks at Birmingham New... May 20, 2013
- May 19th - Up on the north heath at Chasewater, something rather... May 19, 2013
- May 19th - A busy day at Chasewater. Linda Mason had posted some... May 19, 2013
- May 18th - A late evening run to the supermarket, and one of the... May 19, 2013
- May 18th - I’m hoping a linesman or electrical engineer... May 19, 2013
- May 17th - Interesting to note that the Wakeboarding company who... May 18, 2013
- May 17th - Spring wends onward, despite somewhat indifferent... May 18, 2013
- May 16th - Spring is here, too, at the verges, hedgerows and... May 17, 2013
- May 16th - A day without rain, for me at least, and quite... May 17, 2013
- May 15th - It was a dreadful commute on the way to the station... May 15, 2013
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- Joni Mitchell – Blonde In The Bleachers
- Joni Mitchell – You Turn Me On I'm A Radio
- Joni Mitchell – Electricity
- Joni Mitchell – See You Sometime
- Joni Mitchell – For the Roses
- Joni Mitchell – Let The Wind Carry Me
- Joni Mitchell – Lesson in Survival
- Joni Mitchell – Barangrill
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Tag Archives: Military Medal
Cecil Arthur Burton MM: the homecoming
For those following the touching story of Arthur Burton, thanks to David Evans and Desmond Burton, I can now wrap up the final instalment of the local lad’s military tale. David Evans noted in an earlier comment… Arthur Burton’s diary … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Environment, Features, Followups, Interesting photos, Local Blogs, Local History, Local media, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall community, Walsall Wood stuff
Tagged Aldridge, Arthur Burton, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, David Evans, Desmond Burton, Diary, Hospital Blue, Local History, Military Medal, New Photos, Somme, Stonnall, Walsall Wood, Wartime, West Hall, William Harry Cooke, Wordsley House
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Arthur Burton MM – military records now online
Just a quick note of thanks and appreciation to top local historian and decent bloke Roger ‘Ziksby’ Jones, who has taken the time to post Arthur Burton’s military records on Flickr so all concerned can inspect them. Roger obtained them … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Events, Features, Followups, Interesting photos, Local Blogs, Local History, Local media, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall community, Walsall Wood stuff
Tagged @ziksby, Ancestry.com, Arthur Burton, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Discharge papers, flickr, Local History, Military Medal, National Archives, Roger Jones, Social media, Stonnall, Walsall Wood, Wartime
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Stories from the front
David Evans has been very busy this week supplying a wealth of further material relating to the wonderful history of Arthur Burton MM. First of all, he sent a copy of Arthur’s diary entry relating to White Chateau, Ypres. My … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Features, Followups, Interesting photos, Local Blogs, Local History, Local media, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall community, Walsall Wood stuff
Tagged Arthur Burton, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, David Evans, Diary, Discharge papers, Garnet Burton, Garnet Close, Julian Ward-Davies, Local History, Military Medal, New Photos, Paschendale, Steve Hickman, Stonnall, Talbot House, Toc H, Walsall Wood, Wartime, White Chateau, Ypres
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Arthur Burton MM – uncovering the history
There’s been a lot of interest in the touching story of Arthur Burton, the local young man who fought in the first world war, who later farmed land near Brownhills. I took the step of posting a link to the … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Environment, Features, Followups, Interesting photos, Local Blogs, Local History, Local media, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall community, Walsall Wood stuff
Tagged Arthur Burton, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, David Evans, Desmond Burton, Diary, Elverdinghe, Garnet Burton, Garnet Close, Julian Ward-Davies, Local History, Military Medal, New Photos, Stonnall, Walsall Wood, Wartime, White Chateau, Ypres
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A local hero
An email arrives again from David Evans, who’s really cooking on gas at the moment. David again supplies some fascinating historical information, for which my gratitude is extended yet again. This actually dovetails nicely with something I’d like to do … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Events, Features, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, Interesting photos, Local History, Local media, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories, Social Media, Walsall community, Walsall Wood stuff
Tagged air raid., Athur Burton, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, David Evans, Diary, Herman, Local History, Military Medal, New Photos, Salient, Stonnall, Walsall Wood, Wartime, Ypres
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