Interesting to find a memorial within the Commonwealth War Graves plot to a number of Belgian soldiers who died of their wounds at the nearby 5th Northern General Hospital, Leicester. Very sad to see that one of the soldiers is unidentified. 🇧🇪 📍Leicester (Welford Road) Cemetery

On Saturday the 27th of July we welcome the Commonwealth War Graves to our open day. Come along to say hello and learn more. This will be an exciting event.

With the Paris Olympics about to start, here is a short thread on just some of the 403 known Olympians who lost their lives during the Second World War. 1/9

🇵🇱 Antoni Cejzik competed in the decathlon in the 24 and 28 games. When the Nazis invaded Poland he was serving as an infantryman in the 13th Infantry Regiment . He was killed in action on September 12, 1939 near Zaborów, aged 39. 5/9

Not the best photo But a really good talk from the guys from Commonwealth War Graves Re continuing work of the CWGC from inception through to present day. Thanks to Denis and his guys from At Risk War Memorials Project for open the show and allowing us to see their work

Also talked Public Houses c. 1904 The are not named on this map, but here the ones I have from my list, done so far. List c.265 sample of c.8 here

Today was truly fantastic, thank you to the Commonwealth War Graves Mac MacDonald (Public engagement officer) and Claire Jones (Eyes on Hands on Coordinator) alongside all the other wonderful volunteers and staff. Everyone else who came really made the day, thank you.

Fabulous crowd at the “At Risk War Memorials” in Leicester today, lots of questions about the continuing recovery of casualties. Commonwealth War Graves

Great to visit At Risk War Memorials Project on Sat. memorial to men who fell from Wigston. 2nd Lt Percy Foister DCM was an NCO in 2 Leicesters serving in Mesopotamia. For actions at Sheikh Sa’ad He & 3 other NCOs received the DCM & were promoted to 2nd Lt posthumously. 3 out of 4 were KIA at The Wadi

Quick little mapping project I started at the weekend... the locations of the (some of) the Public houses in Leicester c. 1904 Number of sources inc. local trade directories Help promote my current project for Trench Map Leicester 2500 You can get involved in the near future

William Mountford Williamson Gordon Highlanders Died as a POW Germany this day 1918 Footballer North Staff's Nomads, Stoke City, Leicester Fosse (City), Crewe Alexandra, Telford United NOTE: his details are not correct in CWGC records, see attached bio

Thanks to Leicester City Council for cutting the overgrown shrubbery outside of the chancel of All Saints Church In Leicester, home to our memorials. #leicesterheritage

In late Aug 1940 the pressure was building on the RAF Here is Brian ‘Sandy’ Lane, commanding 19 Squadron, only 23 years old Men like him were going into combat up to 5 times a day. The fatigue was telling Here’s the final episode of my podcast series: podfollow.com/dan-snows-hist…

A CWGC headstone has been installed at Willesden New Cemetery in London for a #WWII casualty previously commemorated on the Brookwood 1939-1945 Memorial. The personal inscription was chosen by the casualty's niece.

These are two memorials which have recently arrived with the project. Westcotes Congregational WW1 and WW2. We have very little information about either, or the church itself, so any help would be appreciated... #Leicester BBC Leicester LeicestershireLive

A brief reminder - Heritage Open Days Saturday 7th September  10.00 until 18.00 Sunday 8th September     14.30 until 17.00

Heritage Open Days Saturday 7th September  10.00 until 18.00 Sunday 8th September     14.30 until 17.00 The chancel of all saints church in Leicester. LE1 4PH. 📌 #heritageopendays

Today was a huge success thank you to everyone who came to visit. We are open tomorrow from 14:30 until 17:00. #HeritageOpenDays

Heritage Open Days run until September the 15th. Thank you to Gurinder Singh Mann who popped down to support. Open tomorrow 14:30 🕝 - 17:00. All Saints Chancel - Leicester. Heritage Open Days Visit Leicester Leicester City Council #heritageopenday

At Risk War Memorials Project Excellent…..ARWMP events always attract a large number of visitors, even when it’s raining !