This page is all about the trip to the 2 ,
cemeterys on the somme , that have had,
an impact on my life and especially
My associaton with the R.N.D
also this was my main reason ,
buying a proper drone .
This first section of images are from , the Ancre Valley Cemetery ,
this is where i first came accross the R.N.D in 2012 ,
and shows aerial views of the cemetery and a bit of the surrounding area.
This part deals with
the serre road cemetery no1
The 2 images above relate to
A.B C.J PARKES Who is buried here the ,
Wreath i laid on the 17-08-2018
the image below is his memorial plaque,
which i albeit briefly reunited with its owner in 2017.
As the main menu reads
This page is all about a very special 1915 TELESCOPE
thank you EDDY
BELOW We have an image of a
R & J BECK Ltd LONDON 1915 No 57
The important part is above that and it consists
of 3 letters
R.N.D
Now this sets it apart from any others
i have ever seen
During their time in HMS TIMBERTOWN Commodore Henderson saw that they
kept up their skills in this case a group practicing their signals/semaphore skills
the rating in the centre is using a 3 draw telescope of the same type as the image
above, the image is from a 1916 real photo post card taken in HMS TIMBERTOWN
the 3 views of a single sailor are from the "KING AND COUNTRY 1915 Gallipoli range . As this type of telescope was used by the R.N.D whilst they were at Gallipoli
tThe 2 images i call the
now you see me now you dont images , which are one with a lens hood open the other one closed
the purpose of a lens hood was to prevent light from falling across the lens and causing unwanted flairs
