Andy Murray

Military Genealogist 🧐 - Regional Manager South East UKNA with the CWGC - A Sapper - views my own

[Andy Murray @Muzza9254]

Day 4 - A visit to @CWGC Haiderpasha Cemetery, wow a stunning & historically interesting site, we were generously hosted by Ibrahim & gave us welcome refreshments, before heading into Istanbul to reflect over a meal & few more beers....and plan the next trip Bastogne to Berlin

[Andy Murray @Muzza9254]

Day 3 - Our last night in Çanakkale & finally met up with @bnbgundogan chatting about our shared @CWGC experiences over a fantastic meal, now off back to Istanbul to visit Haydarpasha.

[Andy Murray @Muzza9254]

Day 3 - Suvla, to visit the ground where Edwin fought his brief & tragic war. Visting Hill 10 & Azmak Cemetery where Edwin may well be buried as one of the many unknowns laid to rest...then battling the vegetation to get to the top between Jephson's Post & the pimple

[Andy Murray @Muzza9254]

Day 2 - Helles Memorial, perhaps the most poignant moment was Rich paying his respects to his Great Grandfather 18241 Pte Edwin Cooke, who landed on the 11th Sept 1915, to be killed in action on the 21st, the only casualty that day. Edwin was a miner & 41 when he volunteered.

[Andy Murray @Muzza9254]

Day 2... The afternoon was spent walking the ground at Cape Helles, which always feels like a postage stamp to land a Division on. Remnants of the campaign were found & left at X Beach, rum jar fragments, mule shoe, a spent cartridge..and what looked half a cigarette case.

[Andy Murray @Muzza9254]

Day 2, the morning was split by visting Kum Kale & the French diversionary attack, then onto ancient Troy.

[Andy Murray @Muzza9254]

Second trip to Gallipoli did not disappoint, revisted familiar sites & explored some new, this year accompanied with good friends, one whose great grandfather was killed in action with the 7th Btn South Staffs at Karakol Dagh. Day 1 was walking the ground in the ANZAC sector.

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@sapperfootball Scotty & Stevo...top lads, but I feel very old now!

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@TrenchTrotter Yeah just arriving in Instanbul, with to mates, one whose great grandfather is on the Helles Memorial, 7 Btn South Staffs.

[Andy Murray @Muzza9254]

@pgkepfidra @murrayJamescoo1 @adbrora @IainGAnderson @CWGC You are correct Patricia, thanks

[Andy Murray @Muzza9254]

Out and about in East & West Sussex and Kent over the last two days..the sunny wearher obviously helps but great to see the plots being cared for by the @CWGC South East Hort Teams & coming to life with splashes of colour.... Gillingham, Hove Old, Brighton Bear Road & Tangmere

[Andy Murray @Muzza9254]

Thank John @thebattleguide , good to see you today & the @CWGC South East Team are doing a grand job at Gillingham, and the Volunteers really helped today with the mulching.

[John Harris @thebattleguide]

Back to Gillingham Woodlands Cemetery today to lead another cemetery tour. The place is looking immaculate thanks to a @CWGC crew and volunteers.

[Andy Murray @Muzza9254]

Bit of Blade...and a matching Dracula Margarita

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A great day yesterday at Shelsley Walsh Hill Climb with my old man....a real mix of cars trying to be the fastest & noisiest up the hill whilst being hampered by the rain showers...and pheasants on the track...🚩
The iconic £200,000+ Aston DB2/4 was a little slugish tbh..

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@JeanPierre62607 @GaryCla82665078 @militaryhistori Supply Reserve Depot

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@militaryhistori Smashing Rum Dispensed...mine is being used for its intended purpose.....

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@harwich1418 It will most likely be the family, Next of Kin appeals are put out on the identification of a previous unknown/missing casualty

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@Ianlyall9 @sworrall @thebattleguide @CWGC @barnes_east Yes that would ring true with the scattered graves, local stone etc. The Naval plots tend to be all different Haslar in Gosport is real mix, of Admiralty Crosses & Headstones...but no Slate. Clearly it was down to each the Naval Division to decide locally what they wanted.

[Andy Murray @Muzza9254]

@Ianlyall9 @sworrall @thebattleguide @CWGC @barnes_east As a Naval plot, the Orginal Admiralty stones (earliest is 1907 from memory) are large slate markers, when they fail they are replaced with Commission slate headstones. There are traditional are portland ones their two, not 100% sure as to why...maybe a wrong box ticked.