Born this day 8th June 1917.
Sgt. Olivier George Lejeune.
Belgian One of THE FEW.
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He was awarded the Belgian Croix de Guerre with Palm and made a Chevalier of the Order of Leopold.
Born this day 8th June 1920.
Sgt. Charlton Haw.
One of THE FEW.
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He developed an interest in aviation at the age of 10 after a joy-ride with Sir Alan Cobham's Flying Circus.
Awarded the DFM. The Order of Lenin. DFC.
Sgt. Albert George Curley.
One of THE FEW.
https://t.co/CdGnPWQFCG
Attacked by Me109s off Dover.
His aircraft was shot down into the Channel.
Age 33 he was never found.
One for you. And one for you...
Breakfast time on nest one for Little and Large. Egg 1 chick is more than twice the size of egg 3 chick, but mum makes sure it gets a fair share.
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Born this day 8th June 1917.
PO. Dennis Frederick Holland.
One of THE FEW.
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He was shot down over Canterbury. He baled out, severely wounded but died soon after admission to hospital.
Buried in St Andrew’s churchyard, Chaddleworth, Berkshire.
Dionysia splendens
Fars, Iran
April 2026
Elevation 2950m
The first species that I discovered in 2021 from the southern Zagros of Iran. Since then, I have discovered 8 plant species new to the flora of Iran, one of which has been named in my honour(Dionysia alipourii).