Rutland Remembers Blog
Sharing the latest news and views from the Rutland Remembers team.
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Rutland’s first casualty
22nd August '14 This week sees the hundredth anniversary of the death of Rutland’s first casualty. Our basic information about Major Arthur Hughes-Onslow, a retired soldier and keen huntsman, came from Rutland and the Great War... View -
Lyndon’s forgotten soldier
23rd July '14 Humphrey Nevinson was a Lyndon boy – born in the village and living there until he was 18. But he’s not on the war memorial in the lovely village church... View -
Essendine mystery solved
23rd July '14 Many thanks to site user Camilla Brandal for solving some of the mystery surrounding George Moor of Essendine. Camilla used Canadian and CWGC records to show George is wrongly named on the plaque in Essendine Church and was able to discover some details about his life... View -
Somme revisited
14th July '14 Last week we visited the Somme and gave ourselves the task of laying crosses on as many Rutland graves as possible as well as on the Thiepval and Pozieres memorials... View -
Remembering all over the world
5th July '14 One of our stated ambitions is to visit every Rutlander’s grave or memorial wherever they may be around the world during the four years of the First World War centenary... View
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