gnasher16 30,093 Posted December 22, 2022 Report Share Posted December 22, 2022 4 hours ago, DIDO.1 said: Apparently there are two buried in Manchester. One of them an Evans too. Oh ok didnt know that,cheers Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nicepix 5,650 Posted December 23, 2022 Report Share Posted December 23, 2022 On 17/12/2022 at 12:14, DIDO.1 said: Just to lighten my mood I've been for a walk around the local graveyard looking for interesting gravestones.... I came across this grave in a church yard in southern France that was a stronghold for the Knights Templars Got to be around the 13th century. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Squirrel_Basher 17,100 Posted December 23, 2022 Report Share Posted December 23, 2022 Did you choose a spot ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nicepix 5,650 Posted December 23, 2022 Report Share Posted December 23, 2022 No, I'm not ready yet. And it is a bit remote at the top of the hill. No idea how they got the grave dug in solid rock. He must have been an important figure. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
paulus 26 Posted December 23, 2022 Report Share Posted December 23, 2022 On 22/12/2022 at 19:06, white van man said: Most will have a Welsh surname. Not really, The Regiment that actually fought at Rorke's drift was The 24th Regiment of foot, 2nd Warwickshire Regiment. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
paulus 26 Posted December 23, 2022 Report Share Posted December 23, 2022 There's a grave in the next towns church yard that bears the skull and cross bones Quote Link to post Share on other sites
South hams hunter 8,921 Posted December 26, 2022 Report Share Posted December 26, 2022 Tryna burn off yesterday's dinner 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
keepdiggin 9,559 Posted December 29, 2022 Report Share Posted December 29, 2022 Bored at home, kids skint me so back in the office 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lurcherman 887 13,107 Posted December 29, 2022 Report Share Posted December 29, 2022 1 hour ago, keepdiggin said: Bored at home, kids skint me so back in the office What you do there mate 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DIDO.1 22,693 Posted December 29, 2022 Report Share Posted December 29, 2022 Well done Wigan well done 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
keepdiggin 9,559 Posted December 29, 2022 Report Share Posted December 29, 2022 2 hours ago, lurcherman 887 said: What you do there mate Try and look like I know what I’m doing mate lol 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
keepdiggin 9,559 Posted December 29, 2022 Report Share Posted December 29, 2022 3 hours ago, lurcherman 887 said: What you do there mate I’m a director of a plastering damp proofing company mate 2 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
greg64 2,825 Posted December 29, 2022 Report Share Posted December 29, 2022 On 23/12/2022 at 19:45, paulus said: Not really, The Regiment that actually fought at Rorke's drift was The 24th Regiment of foot, 2nd Warwickshire Regiment. you can blame Stanley Baker for that as he tried to make out it was a Welsh regiment in the film Zulu, i read there could have been as little as ten Welsh soldiers at Rourke's drift others state about thirty and the regiment song was a Warwickshire lad and certainly not men of Harlech Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lurcherman 887 13,107 Posted December 29, 2022 Report Share Posted December 29, 2022 1 hour ago, keepdiggin said: I’m a director of a plastering damp proofing company mate Very posh ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
keepdiggin 9,559 Posted December 29, 2022 Report Share Posted December 29, 2022 (edited) 3 hours ago, lurcherman 887 said: Very posh ! still covered in shit most days Edited December 29, 2022 by keepdiggin Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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