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#1001 Michelle Young

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Posted 29 December 2011 - 09:22 AM

View Postmyos, on 28 December 2011 - 08:17 PM, said:

Are Indians nearby?

Andy


Sorry Andy, no

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#1002 Michelle Young

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Posted 29 December 2011 - 09:27 AM

It is a fromage Mick, you are a little too far south, you need to Retreat  a bit to the north  :whistle: and think about the  regiment of the county where I was born..............

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#1003 Michelle Young

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Posted 29 December 2011 - 09:58 AM

Final clue
There is a photo of this and the person I am visiting in a book recently published by a forum member..............

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#1004 Michelle Young

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Posted 30 December 2011 - 02:17 PM

Anyone?

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Posted 31 December 2011 - 01:03 PM

Answer here, someone else have a go!

http://www.cwgc.org/...casualty=582313

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#1006 MartinBennitt

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Posted 08 January 2012 - 03:30 PM

okay, I'll pick up the baton with an easy one

the memorial I am looking at was unveiled by a blind sergeant and a VC winner. It's in granite, but it should have been soapstone

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Posted 25 January 2012 - 12:05 PM

Port Sunlight?

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Posted 25 January 2012 - 01:02 PM

As a guess - Portsoy?

The local memorial could have been made from Portsoy Marble (which is actually serpentinite or 'soap stone'), but IIRC is in granite. Not aware of any VC connection with the unveiling though........

Edit: Scratch that one entirely - I see Croonaert has 'come clean' with Port Sunlight!

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Posted 25 January 2012 - 02:44 PM

View PostSFayers, on 25 January 2012 - 01:02 PM, said:

As a guess - Portsoy?

The local memorial could have been made from Portsoy Marble (which is actually serpentinite or 'soap stone'), but IIRC is in granite. Not aware of any VC connection with the unveiling though........

Edit: Scratch that one entirely - I see Croonaert has 'come clean' with Port Sunlight!

Port Sunlight it is. A magnificent monument it is too. Would post a picture but am at work right now.

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Posted 25 January 2012 - 03:48 PM

View Postseany, on 03 September 2011 - 12:24 PM, said:

You are correct - cabaret the fate of x-factor losers, St Quentin the patron saint of bombardiers and the 293 siege battery sitting in a field just outside Wulvergem - well done, your turn.

Isn't Barbara their patron saint??

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Posted 25 January 2012 - 07:39 PM

Here you go

Attached File  port sunlight.jpg   92.15K   0 downloads

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