Monthly Archives: September 2014

The SAMH at the Museum of Richmond

The Museum of Richmond’s current exhibition, 1914–1918: Richmond at Home and at War—Local Stories and their International Links, includes a display on the South African Military Hospital in Richmond Park.  I was asked to supply information on particular aspects of the … Continue reading

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Dirleton Cemetery

AS THE STARS THAT ARE STARRY IN THE TIME OF OUR DARKNESS TO THE END TO THE END THEY REMAIN. These words are the last two lines of Laurence Binyon’s poem To the Fallen and were chosen by his family for … Continue reading

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