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Middlesbrough Cleveland 12 years 11 months ago #2720

coldstream Topic Author Offline Moderator Posts: 2056 Thank you received: 214	The Boer War memorial within Albert Park Middlesbrough The Dorman museum just outside Albert Park was built as a memorial to the casualties of the Boer War. "From a billow of the rolling veldt we looked back, and black columns were coming up behind us." Attachments:
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Re: Middlesbrough Cleveland 12 years 10 months ago #3157

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Albert Park South Africa War Memorial Middlesbrough.
I was lucky enough to find this postcard on ebay and managed to purchase it.
Middlesbrough is my home town and I spent many hours as a youngster playing in this park.
The photographs posted earlier show the changes in the park, the postcard has a postmark of 4th June 1910.

Paul

"From a billow of the rolling veldt we looked back, and black columns were coming up behind us."

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Re: Middlesbrough Cleveland 12 years 10 months ago #3170

Mark Wilkie Offline Senior Member Posts: 430 Thank you received: 46	Paul, missed the origin post of this one somehow. The postcard complements the photos wonderfully. Cheers, Mark
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Re: Middlesbrough Cleveland 12 years 10 months ago #3172

coldstream Topic Author Offline Moderator Posts: 2056 Thank you received: 214	Mark Thanks for your reply and comments. Paul "From a billow of the rolling veldt we looked back, and black columns were coming up behind us."
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Re: Middlesbrough Cleveland 12 years 15 hours ago #9555

coldstream Topic Author Offline Moderator Posts: 2056 Thank you received: 214	While browsing through my new Times Weekly Edition 1901 & 1902 I spotted this casualty notice to one of the men on this memorial. Lt.Gege Lockwood Dorman Paul "From a billow of the rolling veldt we looked back, and black columns were coming up behind us." Attachments:
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Re: Middlesbrough Cleveland 12 years 29 minutes ago #9563

djb Offline Administrator Posts: 33044 Thank you received: 5078	That was well spotted Paul! Dr David Biggins
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