pferguson | October 31, 2021
The Registers We ride, we bike, we walk one road to another through country fields, forest (les bois) and urban centres. Some of the sites are near to our path while others meander off the larger trail. Many are destinations, others we find happenstance. There is always something to learn at each war graves cemetery. […]
Category: Remember Them Well |
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Tags: Commonwealth War Graves Commission, Hedge Row Trench Cemetery, Imperial War Graves Commission, Menin Gate War Memorial, Registers, Visitor's Books, War Graves
pferguson | May 30, 2021
…which can sting if disturbed During the Great War the 25 battalions of the Royal Highlanders (Black Watch) lost 8,960 soldiers and more than 20,000 wounded. Their title, the Black Watch, is derived from the dark colour of their tartan and further honours the regiment’s original role as the watch of the Highlands. The regiment’s […]
Category: Snapshots of the Great War |
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Tags: 10/11 November 1914, Alan Herriot, Black Watch, Black Watch Corner, John Ripley VC, Menin Gate War Memorial, Polygon Wood, Royal Highlanders, Statue, Victoria Cross
