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Andrew Holmes

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First World War, history, a bit of photography and other random stuff!

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Some of the First World War Memorials in Barton Under Needwood, yesterday.

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Rare night out in central London!

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The Viking North exhibition at the Yorkshire Museum in York, is great! Highly recommended!!

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Quick trip to York!

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Lovely evening on Sunday

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Graves of Chinese Labour Corps casualties at Gwalia Cemetery, Ypres on Sunday.

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Gwalia Cemetery, Ypres on Sunday.

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Godezonne Farm Cemetery, south of Ypres on Sunday.

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The Cloth Hall, Ypres on Sunday evening.

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Suffolk Cemetery, Ypres on Sunday.

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Headstones at Railway Dugouts Burial Ground (Transport Farm), Ypres, this morning.

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The Menin Gate, Ypres, just now.

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Unknown soldier amongst the headstones at Ridge Wood Cemetery near Ypres.

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Unknown soldier who presumably perished in the Battle of Messines in Bus House Cemetery.

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Bus House Cemetery, Ypres, yesterday.

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Tooting sunset!

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The Nieuwport Memorial on Sunday.

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The King Albert I Memorial at Nieuwpoort on Sunday.

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Houthulst Belgian Military Cemetery, contains the remains of 81 First World War casualties, who died whilst working as prisoners of war for the Germans in Belgium.

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Houthulst Belgian Military Cemetery on Sunday morning.

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Wicres Route de La BassΓ©e German Military Cemetery on Saturday.

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Happy Valley British Cemetery, Fampoux, near Arras on Saturday.

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Level Crossing Cemetery, Fampoux, near Arras on Saturday.

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Nice roses in Sunken Road Cemetery, Fampoux, on Saturday.

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The fair was in town in Ypres on Saturday.

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The Menin Gate, Ypres, early Sunday morning.

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Spotted this rather touching epitaph at Sunken Road Cemetery, Fampoux on Saturday.

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Canadian Memorial, Vimy Ridge, yesterday.

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Several unknown soldier graves at Arras Road Cemetery, this morning.

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Absolutely tipping it down for us the day before, so didn’t do Celo!

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