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A corner of a foreign field
In the approach to Remembrance Sunday, I asked reader and contributor David Evans if he would like to write a piece on his experience of the war cemeteries he visits in northern Europe. David kindly obliged.
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Environment, Events, Followups, Interesting photos, Local History, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories, Social Media, Walsall Wood stuff
Tagged Battle, Belgium, Brownhills local history, David Evans, Events, France, Gate, Great War, Local History, Menin, New Photos, Paschendale, Remembrance, Walsall Wood, war, Wijtschate, WW 1, Ypres
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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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