RIP WW II vet Cora Gomm, 104 (!), of Vancouver. A young teacher in rural Alberta, she joined the Women’s Royal Navy Service. After the war, she worked at the legendary Wright’s Canadian Ropes on Granville Island, “where she fell in love”. Later ran a general store in Coquitlam. #LestWeForget

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War memorial. Bull Ring, Birmingham, West Midlands. Commemorating Admiral Lord Horatio Nelson, died at the Battle of Trafalgar on 21st October 1805. #LestWeForget

War memorial. Bull Ring, Birmingham, West Midlands. Commemorating Admiral Lord Horatio Nelson, died at the Battle of Trafalgar on 21st October 1805. #LestWeForget

War memorial. Bull Ring, Birmingham, West Midlands. Commemorating Admiral Lord Horatio Nelson, died at the Battle of Trafalgar on 21st October 1805. Napoleonic Wars. #LestWeForget

For #WarMemorialWednesday here’s the memorial to the crew of Lancaster ED823 which crashed shortly after take off from RAF Winthorpe (now Newark Air Museum) on 10/04/1943. The memorial sits just off School Lane, Halam, Notts. #LestWeForget #warmemorials

War memorial plaque. St. Andrew’s Church, Bredwardine, Herefordshire. Commemorating brothers Capt J. U. Knox of the 4/11 Sikhs, KIA in Italy, 13th March 1945 and Lieut E.F. Knox of the 3rd Parachute Squadron, KIA in the Ardennes, 11th January 1945. Second World War. #LestWeForget

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Over Congregational Chapel war memorial. United Reformed Church, Over, Winsford, Cheshire. #LestWeForget

Over Congregational Chapel war memorial. United Reformed Church, Over, Winsford, Cheshire. #LestWeForget

Over Congregational Chapel war memorial. United Reformed Church, Over, Winsford, Cheshire. #LestWeForget

Over Congregational Chapel war memorial. United Reformed Church, Over, Winsford, Cheshire. #LestWeForget

Over Congregational Chapel war memorial. United Reformed Church, Over, Winsford, Cheshire. First and Second World Wars. #LestWeForget

Photo of a German bomber taken #OTD in 1940 over London, the beginning of 'The Blitz' during #WW2. For the next 8 months, the Nazi Luftwaffe bombed the United Kingdom on daily basis.

Tens of thousands of civilians were killed in these raids - #LestWeForget.

In deployment & #LestWeForget the Greek Air Force F-4 aircrew.
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