Dave Cole@mrcheapseats· 1d Meet Sgt 1649 Harry Crook MM. Survived the war. Wounded at St Eloi and finally at Passchendaele; mentioned in the war diary and the official history. He's buried in BC after retirement to Saskatchewan and eventually Massett, Haida Gwaii.There are a number of blogs about him in my profile link.
Dave Cole@mrcheapseats· 1d Have a picture of my old SUV👍
Dave Cole@mrcheapseats· 7d He had a plan on how to get out of Vietnam, but no plan how to get out of Iran
Dave Cole@mrcheapseats· 13d All right smart arse. It's missed us!
Dave Cole@mrcheapseats· 15d Just been researching one of my distant relatives, 1/6th North Staffs 👍
Dave Cole@mrcheapseats· 16d maps.nls.uk/view/135196300
Dave Cole@mrcheapseats· 18d Well, four spots of rain should ease the drought....
Dave Cole@mrcheapseats· 24d 19th July 1916 saw William Burlingham go into action at Delville Wood with the 8th Norfolks. Although good progress was made, William lost a leg due to gunshot wounds. In later life, he could be seen riding a bicycle adapted for his wooden leg
Dave Cole@mrcheapseats· Jun 26 Had a visit to this in March
Dave Cole@mrcheapseats· Jun 17 ITV with strong 'get back in the kitchen luv' vibes #WorldCup
Dave Cole@mrcheapseats· Jun 17 Emma Hayes rushed her attempt to draw a cock, but that sums up England so far #WorldCup
Dave Cole@mrcheapseats· Jun 13 So they can show the VAR technology?
Unless it's wrong of course.....
#FIFA #WorldCup
Dave Cole@mrcheapseats· Jun 12 On this day in 1941, 16 souls were lost as Luftwaffe bombs fell on King's Lynn. On the same day in 1942, they were back, with 42 killed. The stories are here
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Dave Cole@mrcheapseats· Jun 10 It'll tell you whatever you want to know 👍
Dave Cole@mrcheapseats· Jun 6 #OTD 1916 uncle Syd was with the 5th Battalion CEF in the trenches at Hill 60 near Ypres. A German artillery barrage opened up at 1230 & lasted most of the afternoon, followed by a second barrage from 5.30pm until 6.15pm. Syd received the mortal wounds from which he would die the next day #Canada
Dave Cole@mrcheapseats· May 26 Family treasure. Artefacts filed away for over 90 years, until they resurfaced recently in a house clearance and a dealer found me via my blogs. They've probably not seen the light of day since 1933 when my great grandfather died
Dave Cole@mrcheapseats· May 12 Probably VE day era 1945, Middleton's Lane, Hellesdon outside The Bull. Long after the invasion threat subsided, but there you go 👍
@typejunky.bsky.social is the source
Dave Cole@mrcheapseats· May 4 This is what the Holy Grail looks like
Dave Cole@mrcheapseats· May 2 Derbyshire in fine form today
Dave Cole@mrcheapseats· Apr 29 "The creation of a thousand forests is in one acorn”
Dave Cole@mrcheapseats· Apr 23 Saturday is the Snoop Dogg Derby. Wonder if he'll be in the Queen of Iceni before the game? #NCFC
Dave Cole@mrcheapseats· Apr 22 "If you use Yellows, next season you can stand outside in a pen behind the chip vans and listen to mediocre pop music instead” #NCFC
Dave Cole@mrcheapseats· Apr 18 Traditional American activities
Dave Cole@mrcheapseats· Apr 8 👍 I assume they were the bottle type Wilson bomb. Quietly forgotten for 40 years until they went pop in the 1970s! There was a small corrugated tin nissen type shelter in the plantation. Gone now.
Dave Cole@mrcheapseats· Apr 8 I've got one car that does 20mpg and another that runs on sunshine. They're still friends though