Staying with the military theme, on the way home I came across this stone marker with the Royal Air Force (RAF) logo and motto on it on the approach to a nearby village.
It celebrates the former military airfield which used to be located nearby.
For details click the LINK
Maybe because of the coastal defences that I mention in an earlier post, war was on my mind.
Which might explain why I felt inclined to stop off at a small, neat cemetery on a back road near Dirleton in East Lothian that I don’t remember seeing before.
The sign outside read “Commonwealth War Graves Commission”.
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| Photo: Commonwealth War Graves Commission |
Inside, amongst the normal mix of headstones of local people you’ll find a neat row of 23 headstones for servicemen from the British Commonwealth who died during WWII and are buried far from home.
Each is marked with the arm of service of the deceased, their name and some relevant details. Unsurprisingly most were navy and air force personnel, as we are on the coast here and there were wartime Royal Air Force (RAF) airfields nearby.
They were all so young, they range from 19 to 26 years old, an age at which I was finishing University and trying to work out what to do with my life. These lads never got that chance.
For more information on the Commonwealth War Graves Commission click the LINK
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| golf is a big thing hereabouts |
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| heavy skies |
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| where else? |
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| Balfour Monument and big skies |
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| memorial plaque |
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| looking across East Lothian towards the Firth of Forth and Fife |
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| small standing stone |
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| novelty road sign |
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| Prestonpans Doo'cot (structure intended to house pigeons or doves) |
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| still in use (see roof) |
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| unusual nameplate on cottage ("Thomas Lives Here") |
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| and home for some breakfast |
