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Britain’s War Memorials

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Exploring Britain’s war memorials. Boer War, First World War (Great War), Second World War et al. Member of the Great War Group #LestWeForget #Remembrance

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Britain’s War Memorials @britwarmemorial.bsky.social · 2h

Brill war memorial. Brill, Buckinghamshire. #LestWeForget

Brill war memorial. First World War names.

Brill war memorial. First and Second World War names.

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Brill war memorial. Brill, Buckinghamshire. #LestWeForget

Brill war memorial. Second World War names.

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Britain’s War Memorials @britwarmemorial.bsky.social · 2h

Brill war memorial. Brill, Buckinghamshire. #LestWeForget

Britain’s War Memorials @britwarmemorial.bsky.social · 2h

Brill war memorial. Brill, Buckinghamshire. First and Second World Wars. #LestWeForget

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Britain’s War Memorials @britwarmemorial.bsky.social · 16h

Stanford in the Vale roll of honour. St. Denys Church, Stanford in the Vale, Oxfordshire. #LestWeForget

Stanford in the Vale roll of honour. Inscription.

Stanford in the Vale roll of honour. Names.

Stanford in the Vale roll of honour. Names of those who died.

Britain’s War Memorials @britwarmemorial.bsky.social · 16h

Stanford in the Vale roll of honour. St. Denys Church, Stanford in the Vale, Oxfordshire. First World War. #LestWeForget

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Stanford in the Vale war memorial plaque. St. Denys Church, Stanford in the Vale, Oxfordshire. First World War. #LestWeForget

Stanford in the Vale war memorial plaque. First World War.

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Stanford in the Vale war memorial plaque. St. Denys Church, Stanford in the Vale, Oxfordshire. Second World War. #LestWeForget

Stanford in the Vale war memorial plaque. Second World War.

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War memorial plaque. St. Denys Church, Stanford in the Vale, Oxfordshire. Commemorating Major Athelstan Chamberlayne of the 1st Duke of York’s Own Lancers (Skinner’s Horse). KIA on 14th January 1920 at the Battle of Ahnai Tangi during the Waziristan Campaign. #LestWeForget

War memorial plaque commemorating Major Athelstan Chamberlayne of the 1st Duke of York’s Own Lancers (Skinner’s Horse).

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Britain’s War Memorials @britwarmemorial.bsky.social · 1d

Yes, in Scotland we came across a few.

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War memorial tablet. St. Denys Church, Stanford in the Vale, Oxfordshire. Commemorating the Reverend George Henry Proctor, Assistant Chaplain to Her Majesty’s Forces in the Crimea. Died at Scutari of a fever on 10th March 1855. Crimean War. #LestWeForget