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    Donbogen reacted to mw0njm.'s post in the thread Home Guard with Appreciate Appreciate.
    A Dummy SMLE Mk111 Rifle produced for drill purposes and constructed in wood with alloy fittings. These practice rifles were issued for...
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    Donbogen reacted to mw0njm.'s post in the thread Home Guard with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Here is a .22 LR training rifle that started out its life at BSA in 1916 as an SMLE Mk III* .303 service rifle
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    Donbogen reacted to Pedrocut's post in the thread The Railways in Wartime with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Steam and the Home Front.
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    Donbogen reacted to Pedrocut's post in the thread Home Guard with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Don’t think we have seen the Locomotive named Home Guard before ?
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    Donbogen reacted to Astoness's post in the thread From Our Gardens 2025 with Appreciate Appreciate.
    thanks andrew but these birds are definately sprayed red on the wing.. since i first posted i have read that this is done to deter...
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    Donbogen reacted to Brummie a long time ago's post in the thread From Our Gardens 2025 with Appreciate Appreciate.
    The redwing (turdus iliacus) sort of gets there, it has a creamy white chest with brown flecks, and a bright red or orange underwing. A...
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    Donbogen reacted to Pedrocut's post in the thread Witton Cemetery with Appreciate Appreciate.
    https://billiongraves.com/cemetery/Witton-Cemetery-Birmingham/159265/find-section
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    Donbogen reacted to Astoness's post in the thread Witton Cemetery with Appreciate Appreciate.
    yes i was thinking that mike...short staffed if any at all with a lot of cems/crems... lyn
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    Donbogen reacted to mikejee's post in the thread Witton Cemetery with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Sounds a bit peculiar to me. The cemetery is a public palce, paid for by the citizens. Mind you, now with all the cuts, I doubt if...
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    Donbogen reacted to Morturn's post in the thread Witton Cemetery with Appreciate Appreciate.
    The council did try putting a rule out to state that you needed permission from the relatives to take phots of grave marker in...
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    Donbogen reacted to Pedrocut's post in the thread Witton Cemetery with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Thinking back it must have been about 30 years ago. They had had problems with breaking of headstones at the time. Perhaps they thought...
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    Donbogen replied to the thread Witton Cemetery.
    If thats the case love to see them try and enforce it
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    Donbogen reacted to Pedrocut's post in the thread Witton Cemetery with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Many years ago now I was approached by a “Keeper” and told that it was not allowed to take pictures of graves unless you had a family...
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    Donbogen reacted to Mrjasper's post in the thread Witton Cemetery with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Just wanted to say my Lynocks from Brum were all buried at Witton. I went the other day thinking I'd find some but nothing. I didn't...
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    Donbogen reacted to Pedrocut's post in the thread Aston Park with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Oak Tree, Aston Park, Aston Church in Distance, 1804 Grey was with pen and Indian ink on paper Artist: Charles Barber. (Birmingham Museums)
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