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by | Nov 20, 2024 | News

For most people, the emphasis of the Great War has been is on the men who fought in the trenches. We hear little about the men who served on the high seas, with either the Royal Navy or the Merchant Navy. For some time now we have been compiling a list of ships and...
Sleep Lightly Lad

Sleep Lightly Lad

by | Apr 10, 2023 | News

“Sleep lightly lad. Thou art for King’s guard at daybreak. With spotless kit turn-out And take a place of honour.” Does anyone know where this poem comes from? It is used on a number of North East Memorials. Burnmoor Medomsley Newcastle Whitley...

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