ex-Submariner. ex-Chief Artificer, Royal Navy. MA in Great War Studies. Freemason HRA / MMM

Crawley, England
Bil Slim in the pale daylight of an October day.
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Melonie working the polls
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Після трьох років болю і надії... Наш син та Захисник повертається додому на щиті. ​З невимовним сумом повідомляємо, що підтверджено загибель нашого дорогого сина — Воїна Олега Пелишка, який три роки вважався зниклим безвісти після виконання бойового завдання. Довгі три роки наша родина жила надією, аж поки експертиза ДНК остаточно не підтвердила страшну звістку. ​Олега привезли до рідного Львова — міста його дитинства, юності та навчання, яке він пішов захищати зі зброєю в руках. ​Просимо всіх, хто знав Олега, друзів, побратимів та небайдужих львів’ян розділити з нами цей біль, віддати шану та спільно помолитися за спокій його душі. ​Порядок прощання: ​22 жовтня ​19:05 — зупинка кортежу біля рідного дому (вул. В. Великого, 29). ​19:30 — Парастас у храмі Вознесіння Господнього (вул. В. Великого, 10). ​23 жовтня ​09:30 — молитва у храмі Вознесіння Господнього (вул. В. Великого, 10). ​10:20 — виїзд до центру міста. ​11:00 — Чин похорону у Гарнізонному храмі Петра і Павла (вул. Театральна). ​11:40 — загальноміська церемонія прощання на площі Ринок. ​12:00 — поховання на Личаківському цвинтарі. ​Світла і вічна пам’ять нашому синові. Низький уклін тобі, Воїне... ​З глибоким сумом — батьки та родина.
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Cenotaph is the dank light of a drizzly Nov morning. Foreign Office behind.
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"England expects that every man will do his duty"
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British Army Ranks – Explained Private (Pte): Fresh out the box. Still calls everything “mate.” Carries everyone’s kit and half the section’s morale. Helmet 4 sizes too big. Doesn’t blink during stag ‘cos they’re still scared of the dark. Lance Corporal (LCpl): Just discovered power. Wears a permanent frown. Gives orders like they’re on exercise, even at Tesco. Favourite phrase: “Don’t call me mate, I’m a Lance Jack now.” Corporal (Cpl): Section commander, pub philosopher, and unofficial welfare guru. Runs everything. Can tab 10 miles hungover, still lead a fire team, still make a brew mid-contact. Peak soldiering form. Sergeant (Sgt): Wounded from the knees down but won’t go sick. Runs the platoon while the officer “develops.” Knows every trick in the book. Wrote half of them. Lives for tabbing, sarcasm, and a deep suspicion of PowerPoint. Staff Sergeant / Colour Sergeant (SSgt/CSgt): Doesn’t shout. Doesn’t need to. Can end careers with a glance. Lives in the company office. Smells faintly of admin, instant coffee and disapproval. Knows your number, your leave balance, and your past. Warrant Officer Class 2 (WO2): Voice of doom at Company level. Once fixed a printer with a threat. If you mess up, they already know… even if you’re 300 miles away. Cap badge cleaner than your conscience. Warrant Officer Class 1 (WO1): RSM. Doesn’t walk – glides on a tide of fear and perfectly ironed trousers. Can correct your posture from across a parade square. Only speaks in riddles, regulations and drill-based metaphors. Second Lieutenant (2Lt): Issued last week. Still has that new-officer smell. Uses a compass indoors. Tries to “connect with the troops” by asking about FIFA and meal deals. Always lost, forever keen. Must be protected. Lieutenant (Lt): Less confused, slightly more dangerous. Thinks they’re in charge. Actually being project-managed by a Sergeant who’s seen more wars than an MOD filing cabinet. Captain (Capt): Writes orders, drinks coffee, gives “guidance.” part-strategic, often well-spoken and slightly overwhelmed. Still believes morale lives in a spreadsheet. Major (Maj): Speaks fluent buzzword. Thrives in planning cells. Last seen in the field during the reign of a different monarch. Loves policy, hates mud. Fully detached from reality, but delivers cracking presentations. Lieutenant Colonel (Lt Col): Thinks in doctrine, briefs in acronyms. Claims they’re “still one of the team” while wearing a North Face and referencing “the lads” from their desk at HQ. Morale meetings every Tuesday. No one knows why. Summary: Every rank has its place. Some write the plan, some brief the plan, some pretend to read it. But only the Corporal knows what’s really happening, when it’s actually happening, and where the brew kit is. 😎

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A further group of grave rededications have been announced for the 2nd half of November 2026. All ate public services and free to attend. Just rock up at the place, on the date & time stipulated.
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18 Nov 2026 - 11:30am - a rededication service for Major Francis George Wynne of 2nd Battalion, The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment attd. Wiltshire Regiment, who was killed in action on 10 April 1918. This service will take place at Messines Ridge British Cemetery, Belgium.
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18 Nov 2026 - 130pm A rededication service for Lieutenant Fred Naylor of 1st Battalion, The Wiltshire Regiment, who was killed in action on 10 April 1918. This service will take place at Strand Military Cemetery, Belgium. @Tofrek
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🇫🇷 Je suis en larmes… voici les rares photos de la mairie de Limoges, vue de l’intérieur. 143 ans d’histoire et de beauté, ravagés en une nuit. Elle avait survécu à deux guerres mondiales. Inaugurée le 14 juillet 1883 grâce au legs d’Alfred Fournier, pensée par l’architecte Charles-Alfred Leclerc (Grand Prix de Rome), elle était le château de la République des Limougeauds : style néo-Renaissance inspiré de l’ancien Hôtel de Ville de Paris, escalier d’honneur aux marbres roses, toiles marouflées d’Henri-Paul Motte sur le palier (l’union du Limousin à la France et l’atelier de Léonard Limosin), plafond du Salon Bleu, salle des mariages peinte avec son « Ubi Fides Ubi Amor »… Tout cela, les ors, les boiseries, les allégories de l’orfèvrerie et de l’émaillerie, le campanile de 43 mètres, parti en fumée. La partie historique est quasi entièrement détruite à l’intérieur. La toiture s’est effondrée, le beffroi est tombé. Il ne reste qu’une coquille vide là où des générations se sont mariées, ont fait enregistrer leurs enfants, ont siégé pour décider de l’avenir de la ville. Un monument historique depuis 1975, symbole de la maison commune, brûlé volontairement en quelques heures. Les Limougeauds sont sous le choc, en colère et en deuil. La République tient encore, disent certains, mais le cœur patrimonial de la ville a été arraché. On parle déjà de reconstruction, mais rien ne remplacera ces décors, ces souvenirs, cette lumière particulière qui filtrait dans ces salles.
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OMFG! This response from @AbdulElSayed to a completely bigoted question is probably the best thing I’ve heard all year. Every bigot in America needs to listen to this three times.
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France - Ardennes - Manre - Waldorf Brunnen Friends, I’m looking for this German well from WWI near Manre (Ardennes). Can anyone help? Amis, je recherche cette source allemande datant de la Première Guerre mondiale, située près de Manre (Ardennes). Qui pourrait m'aider ?
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I see that the WhitecHouse Press Secretary lasted less than one half of a Scaramucci.
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If Putin stops fighting, the war ends. If Zelensky stops fighting then his country will be occupied, leaders murdered, language banned, businesses stolen, children kidnapped. That's what happens in Russian-occupied Ukraine.
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Could the midterms be a defining moment for Trump? If he loses the House and Senate will his Cabinet defenestrate him using the 25th Amendment and install Vance?
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