War Graves at Whicham Churchyard, Cumbria

1. Whicham (St Mary) Parish Church, Cumbria
In the churchyard there are eight C.W.G.C. burials:
Two from the 1914 - 1918 war (both identified)
Six from the 1939 - 1945 war (three identified)

2. Headstone of WW1 casualty Pte. H.W. Jackson
[Pte. H.W. Jackson, Scots Guards died 17 January 1918] 

3. Headstones of Sgt. T. Huddleston and Pte. T. Caddy
Sgt. Tom Huddleston (left) died on 2 October 1944
Pte. Tom Caddy (right) died on 11 March 1920
[Sgt. Tom Huddleston was the nephew of Pte. Tom Caddy]

4. Headstones of two Australian airmen (died 29 April 1941)
L.A.C. J.C. Francis (left) and Cpl. C.O.W. Amos (right)
(Their bodies were washed ashore on a beach nearby)
[The headstone behind is for 2 unidentified M.N. seamen]  

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Whicham and Silecroft War Memorials, Cumbria

1. St Mary's Parish Church, Whicham, Cumbria
Located on the southern flank of the Black Combe massif
[There are WW1 and WW2 memorials inside the church]

2. Headstone in the churchyard for two unknown seamen
"Known unto God"
[Buried in Whicham churchyard on 17 April 1941]

3. Headstone in the churchyard for an unknown seaman
"Known unto God"
[Buried in Whicham churchyard on 10 July 1941]

4. Whicham civil parish war memorial at Silecroft
This obelisk remembers all who served in WW1
[It also remembers the 'Fallen' of WW1 and WW2]

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Bassenthwaite Village War Memorial, Cumbria

1. St John's Church, Bassenthwaite
(Built in 1878 to replace a Chapel-of-Ease)
[The village war memorial is in the churchyard]

2. Bassenthwaite Village War Memorial
[Situated in St John's Churchyard]

3. Headstone of F/Sgt. (Pilot) John M. Moore, R.A.F.
[Accidentally killed in a plane crash, 12 April 1945]

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St Clement Danes, London: the R.A.F. church

1. St Clement Danes Church, The Strand, London
[Central church of the Royal Air Force]

2. Entrance marker at the front of St Clement Danes 
[Proclaiming its link to the Royal Air Force]

3. Statue of Air Chief Marshal Lord Dowding
Unveiled by H.M. Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother
(Unveiled 30 October 1988)

4. Statue of Sir Arthur Harris, Marshal of the RA.F.
Unveiled by H.M. Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother
(Unveiled 31 May 1992)  

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"Tamzine": a survivor of the 'Little Ships'

The civilian fishing boat "Tamzine" 
A survivor of the 'Little Ships' of 1940
She is now on display at the Imperial War Museum, London

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"Food from the trenches"

1. "Food from the trenches" (Saturday 31 January 2015):
A demonstration by Cumbrian based chef John Crouch

2. "Food from the trenches":
[Ingredients, recipes and utensils used in the demonstration]

3. The Beacon Museum, Whitehaven
(Which held the "Food from the trenches" exhibition)
Permanent exhibits include local WW1 and WW2 stories

4. A story about the WW2 Prime Minister Winston Churchill:
The saving of 'Young Winston' during the Boer War

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The French wartime magazine 'Marie Claire'

1. A wartime front cover of the French magazine 'Marie Claire'
[Edition No. 156 dated 23 February 1940]

2. One of Marie Claire's thrifty wartime fashion tips:
Transforming a winter hat into the latest 'chic' fashion 

3. Marie Claire's latest story of the Hollywood stars of 1940:
The selection of Vivien Leigh as Scarlett O'Hara
in David O. Selznick's 'Gone with the Wind'.

4. Marie Claire's review of the latest film releases of 1940:
A mixture of Hollywood and French films

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