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'From Private to Major via the Foresters Arms': The life, death and rediscovery of Octavius Darby-Griffith, MC
British visitors to the south of France will often take the A26 'Autoroute des Anglais' out of Calais. Some 140 miles down this autoroute, they will see on a prominent hill to the right the towers of the medieval cathedral at Laon. Some may turn off the autoroute to pay a visit, others will press on towards Rheims and further south. If the oppor...
The mystery of an unknown Major of the Loyal North Lancashire Regiment resolved
David Tattersfield solves the mystery of an unknown Major of the Loyal North Lancashire Regiment buried at La Ville-aux-Bois British Cemetery. With an introduction from The WFA, this is the piece broadcast by the BBC. For the original fascinating article telling the story of the investigation and what it uncovered read the full article 'From...