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Tag Archives: World War One

Shrapnel from the Somme

Shrapnel all around

1 August 2014by

Here is just a small sample of shrapnel you can still find in the Somme area of France today.  The photograph shows shrapnel balls from exploded shells, buttons and webbing clips […]

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A young Singlegate boy goes to war

31 July 2014by

Singlegate School pupil William H Barrett (born c. 1899) Lived: Birdhurst Road, Colliers Wood Trumpeter It’s always shocking how young so many of the boys and men were who signed […]

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