28th Bn. (North-West) CEF. The postcard, undated and unlabelled but I think early 1915, either in Canada or England? My G-Grandfather, Pte J.P. Robertson, no. 73601, 16th Platoon, 'D'-Coy., 28th Bn., with the cross above his head.
28th Bn. (North-West) Canadian Expeditionary Force. The postcard was undated and unlabelled but I think early 1915, either in Canada or England? My Great-Grandfather, Pte J.P. Robertson, no. 73601, 16th Platoon, 'D'-Coy., 28th Bn., with the cross above his head.
What's the 'interesting' story in Quarry Cemetery?
I'm sure I also had the book on audio tape? I certainly had a 45 single featuring 'Marvin the Paranoid Android'. โบ๏ธ
It's a small world as I'm visiting a family grave in the Quarry in a couple of weeks. Killed 1916.
The sale of parts of the Liverpool Scottish Regiment Museum is a disaster & a failure to preserve part of the city's history. The focus on Chavasse VC is not relevant. I was curatorial advisor to the museum 1994-2004 when it managed to gain provisional registration 1/ www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
A haul of military memorabilia including some linked to a decorated captain is being sold at auction.
Remembering all those who fought at Loos on this day in 1915. John Welch, 5th Camerons said: "We were sent into Loos, which the High Command knew was stacked against us. It just became obvious to us that we werenโt going to have a chance if we were thrown in and of course we were thrown in. "
The bigger the 'magnet', the more the attraction.
