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Sunday, 21 September 2014

A Small Act Of Remembrance - Cambes-en-Plaine Cemetery 10th May 2014

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Having just seen the now much transformed location of the 5th Battalion's first action, it was absolutely fitting that our next port ...

St. Contest and Galamanche - 11th May 2014

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Arial view of St. Contest showing the location of the Church and Chateau Having spent a full Saturday driving along three quarters of t...
Monday, 15 September 2014

A Visit To Caen - 10th to 11th May 2014

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The original Pegasus Bridge 10th May 2014 Ahead of the 70th Anniversary of the D-Day landings I took the opportunity to travel to Norma...

Action Across The Rest Of The Charnwood Front

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British soldiers clearing rubble inside Caen on 9th July 1944 Previously I have described the progress of the units of the 59th (Staffo...
Sunday, 14 September 2014

In Memorium - James Kitchener Heath 14th September 1914 - 7th February 1995

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L-R: Margaret Andrews (nee Heath), Jim Heath, June Heath, Adrian Andrews (Boxing Day 1991) Today marks what would have been my Grandf...
Sunday, 7 September 2014

The Battle - Operation Charnwood

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Zero hour for the attack was set at 4.20 am of the 8th July. Seconds before the allotted time, a few guns stuttered to herald the start of t...

The Plan Of Attack For The 59th (Staffordshire) Division - Operation Charnwood

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The positions of Allied and German formations at the outset of Operation Charnwood (map used with the kind permission of http://59div.mo...