Andrew Powell-Thomas

Author & historian of military history, local heritage and children's fiction. Public Engagement Coordinator (South-West) @CWGC. All views are my own.

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#CemeterySunday. The true cost of #WW2 #DDay and the Battle for Normandy. Lest we forget. Photo taken at Banneville-La-Campagne War Cemetery, 2024. @CWGC

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#SecondWorldWarSaturday.
82 years ago today the liberation of Europe began. #DDay #WW2 Never forget.

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82 years ago today, hundreds of thousands of men and women of the Allied forces were ready for #DDay #WW2. Never forget.

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Down at the splendid @TankMuseum today in #Dorset. So much to see - you definitely need a few days!

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The answer to #WhereIsItWednesday is #Utah beach.
#WW2 #DDay

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@bart_debeer One of the other ones (although difficult to tell from the photograph!)

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#WhereIsItWednesday?
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Linked to #DDay #WW2.

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The 82nd anniversary of #WW2 #DDay is coming up this weekend.
Video explaining this significant moment of world history for children. Link to free resources for chidren/teachers/schools.

https://t.co/IKWBzWpbTm

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#MilitaryMonday is RAF Yatesbury in #Wiltshire, which can trace its origins back to 1916 and the newly formed Royal Flying Corps.

https://t.co/2mZ7K0Bv0t

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#CemeterySunday is Bayeux War Cemetery in #Normandy, #France. There are well over 4,000 Commonwealth burials here. #Lestweforget.

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A lovely day exploring one of my #50GemsOfSomerset today: Barrington Court.

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My #50GemsFriday for this week is one of the best museums for children, that I've come across. The Maritime Museum, #Jersey, has so many interactive displays that are both fun and informative!
https://t.co/Yws2wNrhxo

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The answer to #WhereIsItWednesday is #Darmouth #Castle (on the right), with Kingswear Castle on the left! #Devon

https://t.co/A2IIxAGo8P

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@HelenR864 Got it in one! 👍

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#Devon

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Gorgeous weather for an evening #athletics meet down in #Exeter!

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Exeter Higher Cemetery in #Devon looking glorious in this weather. Exploring the nearly 350 @CWGC graves here with our fantastic local tour volunteer. So many stories. #WW1 #WW2

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86 years ago, the now famed 'miracle of Dunkirk' was taking place in #WW2. Video for children/schools explaining this important moment.
https://t.co/MbHgInXG81

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One of my favourite #WW2 #pillboxes for #MilitaryMonday this week! Camouflaged using the pebbles of the beach, this is one of two pillboxes on the beach at Bossington, #Somerset.

https://t.co/ktwJToBf4X

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#CemeterySunday. Not strictly a cemetery, but this is the Portsmouth Naval Memorial that commemorates over 24,500 sailors of the First and Second World Wars who were lost at sea. #Lestweforget.