Dickie Posted 21 May , 2010 Share Posted 21 May , 2010 Hi All, While sorting out stuff in the garage, I've come across three books (original packs, not books concerning) of postcards. One of Western Front cemeteries (looks to be late 20's/early 30's) that includes pictures of: -Ecoives - Mont St Eloi -Roclincourt -Duisans -Maroeuil -Bucquey -Bailleul-Sire-Bertheult -St Laurent Blangy -Quatre Vents -Blangy -St Mary's ADS Hulluch -La Chaudiere, Vimy -Nine Elmes Thelus -Villers Station -Y Ravine -Philosophe -Cambrin extension -Bethune -Maroc (never been to this one but photo shows covered in knee high flowers - maybe poppies) -Chocques -Lapugnoy -British memrial, Bethune -La Maison Blanche (German) A book of postcards titled 'British War Memorials' edited by Dawes-Smith of Albert includes: -Menin Gate 2 views -Armistice, Compiegne -Tyneside Irish/Scots, La Boisselle -Tank corps, Pozieres -51st Div, Newfoundland Pk -Ulster Tower, Thiepval -Cologne Southern cemetery, Germany -18th Div, Trones Wood -caribou, Newfoundland Pk -Cambrai Mem. to missing -La Ferte-sous-Jouarre mem. to missing -41st Div, Flers -2nd Aus. Div, Peronne -Delville Wood cem & mem. -Canadian mem. Courcelette -58th London Div, Chipilly -1st Aus. Div, Pozieres -Pozieres mem. to missing -Big Bertha gun, Chuignes -Armistice location, Compiegne -47th London Div, High Wood -Butte de Warlencourt Last book is of the various figures on the Vimy memorial . Let me know if there is anything of interest to anyone, I can scan the Cems as the cover is disintegrating and I can undo the staples, anything from the others will be best efforts! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sabine72 Posted 21 May , 2010 Share Posted 21 May , 2010 Hello, I would say yess please I am verry interested. kind regards sabine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Morgan Posted 21 May , 2010 Share Posted 21 May , 2010 Me too! I would be very interested in seeing these photos. Thanks for such a kind offer. Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squirrel Posted 21 May , 2010 Share Posted 21 May , 2010 Thank you for sharing these. Maroc, Lapugnoy, 47th Div High Wood and Butte de Warlencourt please. Shall I send a pm with my e-mail address? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dickie Posted 21 May , 2010 Author Share Posted 21 May , 2010 yes please, squirrel. I'll also look to get all the cems up on photobucket as soon as I can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squirrel Posted 21 May , 2010 Share Posted 21 May , 2010 Thanks Dickie - pm sent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CT-Guards Posted 21 May , 2010 Share Posted 21 May , 2010 Top draw Dickie, how about posting a few up on the forum. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dickie Posted 21 May , 2010 Author Share Posted 21 May , 2010 Here's a link for the cemeteries. Let me know if there's any problems http://s37.photobucket.com/albums/e62/rich...W1%20Postcards/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Johnson Posted 21 May , 2010 Share Posted 21 May , 2010 Thank you for sharing these. Maroc, Lapugnoy, 47th Div High Wood and Butte de Warlencourt please. Shall I send a pm with my e-mail address? Squirrel's choices for me as well, please. pm sent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Tulloch-Marshall Posted 22 May , 2010 Share Posted 22 May , 2010 Dickie - Some very nice & previously unseen cemetery photos amongst those - thanks a lot - filled some spaces in my own collection.(*) Can we look forward to the memorials going onto photobucket as well ? (* Gourock Trench Cemetery at Tilloy-les-Mofflaines is one I often visit when passing through Arras, - how nice to see a photo of it with not a single warehouse or factory in sight !!!) Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dickie Posted 23 May , 2010 Author Share Posted 23 May , 2010 Michael, I'll get those to you tonight - just catching up on all the Trench Detectives I taped from Military History channel today! Tom, yes, thanks for the reply, that's what I like about these. They bridge a gap between battlefield and the present - within the next two to three weeks I'll get what I can up for everyone also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moriaty Posted 24 May , 2010 Share Posted 24 May , 2010 Very many thanks for posting the cemetery postcards, fascinating, particularly to see how the surrounding landscape has changed over the years. Moriaty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squirrel Posted 24 May , 2010 Share Posted 24 May , 2010 Richard, thank you for sending the postcards - greatly appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dickie Posted 24 May , 2010 Author Share Posted 24 May , 2010 no problem! slight delay because the initial send failed and only noticed last night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dickie Posted 25 June , 2010 Author Share Posted 25 June , 2010 apologies for the time taken...work, holidays, world cup etc etc here are the memorials postcards http://s37.photobucket.com/albums/e62/richm1418/Memorials/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dickie Posted 29 June , 2010 Author Share Posted 29 June , 2010 found the Vimy postcards, will try and get some of uploaded. They are detail shots of the memorial statues so not as useful from a then/now point of view. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swizz Posted 30 June , 2010 Share Posted 30 June , 2010 Great images Dickie - thanks for taking the time to scan and post them. They look like mid to late 1920s to me - but no doubt someone else can be more precise! Swizz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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