Hexham Abbey Support for Ukraine Ukrainian flag flying on Hexham Abbey |
Hexham Abbey Support for Ukraine |
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Army V Navy 2022 - Royal Navy flag - British Army flag |
The Army took the lead for the first time in the match with a penalty to make the score 13-10. The Navy struckback with a converted try to lead the Army 13-17. The next score was a converted Army try to put the soldiers ahead, followed by another penalty, the Army now leading 23-17 The Navy pulled back 3 points with a penalty, 23-20, and once again went in front of the Army, 23-27, through a converted try. With 10 minutes to go, the Army broke from their own half to run in a try which was converted to go one point ahead of the Navy, 28-27.
With 3 minutes to go and the match still in the balance the Army were awarded a pentalty which they kicked to touch near the corner of the Navy try line. Winning the line out, the Army forwards drove for the line repeated times, the Navy defence holding as the clock reached 80 minutes. Army ahead 28-27 .
The Army pressure in the end breached the Navy line, with the clock showing 00:00 the Army scored a try, which was converted.
Army V Navy 2022 - IJ DM |
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White Swan Richmond |
The Old Contemptible' s pub in Birmingham is named after the men of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) who served in Flanders within range of the enemy mobile artillery between 5 August and 22 November 1914.
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Old Contemptibles Pub Birmingham |
The name 'Old Contemptibles' arose from an Order of the Day issued by the Kaiser, which mentioned 'Sir John French's contemptible little army'.
The men involved fought in the battle of Mons, the retreat to the River Marne, where the German advance was halted. The subsequent advance and stalemate that developed on the River Aisne. A a Race to the Sea developed as opposing sides tried to outflank each other, finally ending in the First Battle of Ypres.
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Those who served on the Western Front in 1914 were awarded the Mons Star. A clasp dated 5th August (date of mobilisation) to the 22nd November (end of the First Battle of Ypres) was awarded to those that were actually engaged in the fighting.
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1914 Star with Clasp |
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Old Contemptibles Pub Birmingham |
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Old Contemptibles Pub Birmingham |
Old Contemptibles Pub Birmingham |
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Old Contemptibles Pub Birmingham |
The pub was originally called The Albion. After the First World War it was run by Frederick Stokes, an 'Old Contemptible' who served with the Royal Warwickshire Regiment. The pub was renamed 'Old Contemptibles in 1953 in recognition of the veterans of the original BEF who gathered in the pub after the conflict.
Frederick Stokes Royal Warwickshire Regiment |
On platform 1 of Derby Station is a memorial to the staff of the Midland Railway who lost their lives during the Boer War 1899-1902. Those staff were either Army Reservists recalled to the colours, or Milita, Yeomanry,Volunteers who volunteered to serve in South Africa.
Derby Station Midland Railway Boer War Memorial |
The memorial was designed by the Midland Railway's company architect Charles Trubshaw and was originally displayed in the booking hall at the main entrance. It was relocated to platform 1 when the station was rebuilt in 1984.
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Derby Station Midland Railway Station |
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Derby Railway Station 2017 |
Derby Station 2022 |
The memorial plaque bears the Midland Railway Crest, an inscription reads;
IN MEMORY OF THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS OF THE MIDLAND RAILWAY COMPANY’S STAFF, WHO LOST THEIR LIVES IN THE SERVICE OF THEIR COUNTRY IN THE WAR IN SOUTH AFRICA 1899 – 1902.
The plaque lists the names of those lost, their place of employment on the railway, and the unit they served with. Three Royal Artillery reservists are recorded on the memorial;
Corporal Peeling, Steeton, 65th Battery Royal Field Artillery
Bombardier Tomilns, Gloucester, 28th Battery Royal Field Artillery
Driver Ball,Walsall, 78th Battery Royal Field Artillery
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