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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.

Rare night out in central London!

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

Quick trip to York!

Lovely evening on Sunday

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

Gwalia Cemetery, Ypres on Sunday.

Godezonne Farm Cemetery, south of Ypres on Sunday.

The Cloth Hall, Ypres on Sunday evening.

Suffolk Cemetery, Ypres on Sunday.

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

The Menin Gate, Ypres, just now.

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

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

Bus House Cemetery, Ypres, yesterday.

The Nieuwport Memorial on Sunday.

The King Albert I Memorial at Nieuwpoort on Sunday.

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.

Houthulst Belgian Military Cemetery on Sunday morning.

Wicres Route de La Bassée German Military Cemetery on Saturday.

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

Level Crossing Cemetery, Fampoux, near Arras on Saturday.

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

The fair was in town in Ypres on Saturday.

The Menin Gate, Ypres, early Sunday morning.

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

Canadian Memorial, Vimy Ridge, yesterday.

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

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