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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2P6JHK8 - Statue of soldier is a life-size representation in bronze of a British soldier of the First World War in full uniform and equipment, advancing his rifle at the port. There is a nearby plaque and roll of honour plus second copy of roll of honour in other location Bronze plaque has a decorative borderand gold lettering Plastic roll of honour is black writing on yellowed background without ornamentation Paper roll of honour is framed in wood and has colour illumination at the top with union jack and other flags plus crown and 1914-1918/1939-1945 scrolls
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Metal Tablet: This memorial was unveiled at the Cotton Exchange by / Field Marshal Earl Haig of Bemersyde on 5th April 1922 / It is dedicated to those men from / The Liverpool Cotton Association . who died for their defence of liberty and justice in the Great War 1914-1918 and World War 1939-1945 / Their name liveth forevermore Metal tablet: THE BOOK OF SERVICE / LIES IN THE NEWS ROOM PRO PATRIA / 1914 - 1919 IN REMEMBRANCE OF MEMBERS OF THE LIVERPOOL EXCHANGE / NEWSROOM WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES OF RIGHT AND FREEDOM / AND WHOSE NAMES ARE RECORDED IN THE ADJOINING TABLETS / AND OF THOSE SONS OF MEMBERS WHO LAID / DOWN THEIR LIVES IN THE SAME GREAT CAUSE / IN GRATITUDE ALSO TO ALL MEMBERS AND SONS OF MEMBERS / WHO SERVED THEIR COUNTRY / DURING THE WAR / THE NAME OF ALL RECORDED / IN THE BOOK OF SERVICE Inscription below metal tablet difficult to read: THIS MEMORIAL WAS RE-ERECTED / IN THIS POSITION IN 1953 The section below does not seem an accurate transcription, needs checking. METAL PLAQUE: 1914-1919/ THIS MEMORIAL/ WAS UNVEILED BY/ FIELD-MARSHAL/ EARL HAIG/ OF BEMERSYDE/ 5TH APRIL 1922 PLASTIC ROLL OF HONOUR: THIS PLAQUE RECORDS THE NAMES OF THOSE MEN WHO/ WENT FROM THE LIVERPOOL COTTON ASSOCIATION TO THE/ GREAT WAR 1914-1918 AND TO THE WORLD WAR 1939-1945/ AND DIED FOR THEIR COUNTRY IN DEFENCE OF/ LIBERTY AND JUSTICE/ 1914-1918 / (Names)/ 1939-1945 / (Names)/ THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE FRAMED ILLUMINATED
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JP0K9M - Monument in St Michael and All Angels parish church, Macclesfield, Cheshire, England to Thomas Savage, 3rd Earl Rivers, Date Monument erected 1694. Sculpture by William Stanton
Major General Thomas Savage, 3rd Earl Rivers (c.‰1628 “ 14 September 1694) was an English nobleman and soldier.
He was the first son of John Savage, 2nd Earl Rivers by his wife Catherine, daughter of William Parker, 13th Baron Morley. His father was closely involved in the English Civil War on the Royalist side from 1641. Consequently, he lost his castles at Halton and Rocksavage and their contents were confiscated.
About 1647, he married firstly Elizabeth (b. 1627), illegitimate daughter of Emanuel Scrope, 1st Earl of Sunderland by his mistress Martha Jeanes. Their children included: Thomas, who married Charlotte, daughter of Charles Stanley, 8th Earl of Derby
Richard, who succeeded as 4th Earl Rivers
Elizabeth
and Annabella. They also had other children who died young.
He was widely believed to be a Roman Catholic, and during the Popish Plot he was denounced by informers, but the evidence was so flimsy that no charges were ever brought against him.
About 1684, he married secondly Arabella, daughter of Robert Bertie, 3rd Earl of Lindsey. They had no issue.
He died at his house in Great Queen Street in the Parish of St Giles in the Fields, Middlesex. A memorial to him by William Stanton was installed in St Michaels Church, Macclesfield.
Documented evidence exists in the form of a pamphlet which details a murder by a Thomas Savage of St Giles in the Fields. It is likely the Thomas in question is the son of the 3rd Earl Rivers, or a family relation
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M07A92 - Whitehall is a road and area in the City of Westminster, Central London. The road forms the first part of the A3212 road from Trafalgar Square to Chelsea. It is the main thoroughfare running south from Trafalgar Square towards Parliament Square. The street is recognised as the centre of the Government of the United Kingdom and is lined with numerous departments and ministries, including the Ministry of Defence, Horse Guards and the Cabinet Office. Consequently, the name Whitehall is used as a metonym for the British civil service and government, and as the geographic name for the surrounding area.
The name was taken from the Palace of Whitehall that was the residence of Kings Henry VIII through to William III, before its destruction by fire in 1698
only the Banqueting House has survived. Whitehall was originally a wide road that led to the front of the palace
the route to the south was widened in the 18th century following the destruction of the palace.
As well as government buildings, the street is known for its memorial statues and monuments, including the UK's primary war memorial, the Cenotaph. South of the Cenotaph the thoroughfare becomes Parliament Street.
The name Whitehall was used for several buildings in the Tudor period. It either referred to a building made of light stone, or as a general term for any festival building. This included the Royal Palace of Whitehall, which in turn gave its name to the street
Numerous London bus routes run along Whitehall, including 12, 24, 88, 159 and 453
Downing Street leads off the south-west end of Whitehall, just above Parliament Street. It was named after Sir George Downing, who built a row of houses along the street around 1680 leading west from Whitehall.
Richmond House, at No. 79, has held the Department of Health since 1987. The building is scheduled to be a temporary debating chamber from 2025, while the Houses of Parliament undergo a refurbishment and modernisation programme
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R64KGP - This image shows a red poppy wreath laid against a stone war memorial in Grappenhall and Thelwall, near Warrington in Cheshire, as part of Remembrance Day commemorations. The memorial bears the names of local men who lost their lives during the First World War, with dates spanning 1914 to 1918 carved into the stone.
The poppy wreath, traditionally associated with remembrance in the UK and Commonwealth countries, symbolises sacrifice, loss, and collective memory. Its placement reflects long-standing national and local customs observed each November to honour those who served and died in conflict.
Village and parish war memorials such as this play a central role in community remembrance, providing a focal point for ceremonies, silence, and reflection. The close-up framing highlights the contrast between the bright red poppies and the weathered stone inscription, reinforcing the enduring connection between present-day remembrance and historic loss.
Photographed in natural daylight, the image is well suited for editorial use covering Remembrance Day, First World War history, local heritage, civic commemoration, and the continuing cultural importance of war memorials within British towns and villages.
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 6561696353 - 'Bjork - 'Army Of Me' - Play this track here.
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I was always a fan of the Icelantic led Sugar Cubes, meeting Steven McLaughlin doing a signing in my local bookstore, just meant this was my next post.
'Army of Me' is a song by Bj\u00f6rk, released in 1995 as the first, and leading, single from her second solo album Post. The song also appeared, later in the same year on the soundtrack of Tank Girl as well as in the soundtrack of Sucker Punch in 2011.
The song is dedicated to Bj\u00f6rk's brother. It shows Bj\u00f6rk daring him to move up and find a job to keep his life on, and also for him to not fall into bad things and learn to defend himself.
The music video for the song was directed by filmmaker Michel Gondry. It opens with Bj\u00f6rk, clad in a black karate gi, driving a large vehicle. The vehicle begins to sputter and slow, prompting Bj\u00f6rk to check the motor. The vehicle's engine assembly consists of a mouth in which and all of the teeth appear rotten, comically exaggerated by a shaggy-looking man engulfed in a stench-cloud crawling out of the mouth and offending passers-by.
Bj\u00f6rk touches her cheek, appearing to have a toothache, and proceeds to a nearby dentist's office. She is examined by the dentist, a anthropomorphic gorilla, who discovers a diamond in her mouth. The dentist attempts to steal the diamond for himself, but Bj\u00f6rk leaps onto his back and pummels him, and retrieving the diamond, escapes the office. She takes the diamond back to her vehicle, all the while it multiplies in size until she is barely able to carry it. Bj\u00f6rk tosses the diamond into the vehicle's mouth, apparently correcting its earlier affliction.
She then drives to a museum and proceeds inside, carrying a satchel containing a bomb. Sneaking past the museum's guards, she places the bomb on one of the exhibits, a man lying on an altar in a deep sleep. She then bolts toward the museum's exit, concerning the guards and other patrons. She makes it out of the building just moments before the bomb explodes. After the explosion, she re-enters the building to find the man from the altar, who appears to have been wakened by the blast. Bj\u00f6rk hugs him, crying teardrops of jewels, and the shot fades to black, showing a message 'To Be Continued.'.
I had a nice chat with Steven, he was a genuine bloke and I realised that soldiers are in some ways they are detached from the (often wrong) decisions that send them to the various war zones.
The book is a rivitting read, as described here in an Amazon review: 'Squaddie is without doubt the most original soldier's story of recent times
it is long overdue and most welcome, particularly for anyone who has ever served in the British Infantry. I myself served eight satisfying years in the QLR and left as a Platoon Sergeant, but until now I had never read a book that accurately captured the Squaddie experience - both the good, bad, and truly awful bits too!
The level of detail that McLaughlin goes into is astounding, and whether he is describing weapons systems, basic training, battalion life or operational tours - his descriptions are always bang-on, totally convincing, and unnervingly accurate. Several times reading this book I had to put it down and have a little daydream, such is the level of personal recall it stirred inside.
Those of us who have been there will know what he is talking about
being beasted around Catterick by depot-screws, trying to reassemble an SA80 in the field and losing your camstud, scraping the carbon off a Gimpy when your hands are so cold you just want to curl up and die, platoon mongs and stag bitches, etc - I swear this book took me right back in an instant.
In this day and age of overblown and exaggerated Special Forces accounts it's refreshing to see an ordinary soldier embracing his experience and celebrating the sheer bloody grind of being an Infantryman. What I particularly liked about this book is the total lack of heroics and the grim honesty with which the author appraises his own fears and weaknesses - and he confesses to many. McLaughlin is his own severest critic and openly admits his failings, going so far as to show himself in an extremely bad light at times - unlike other `heroes' we could mention. '
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4645364243 - 'This is a page from the book of remembrance inside the Priory chapel at Christchurch, Dorset,UK.
It is the Royal British Legion War Memorial Chapel and seeks to remember those who have died in the First and Second World Wars, but also more recently the Falklands and Bosnia.
This is the entry for Bert Hiscock service number 33287. He held the rank of private and he belonged to the 1st Royal Berkshire Regiment. He is posted missing at Battle of Arras 3rd May 1917.
Throughout the books, soldiers were recorded as killed in action, at battles like the Somme, died of disease attributable to service, many reported missing, Drowned at sea in Battle of Jutland and Died of heatstroke at Aden. Approximately a hundred bound sheets of paper, each a life, frozen in this book of history.
Always a shame that the civilian casualties are not accessible in this way. It has been said though that 'The Truth, is always the first casualty of war'. (Often attributed to Winston Churchill).
If you are in the area, the chapel is well worth a visit.
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