Showing posts with label Ceylon. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ceylon. Show all posts
Tuesday, 17 June 2025

What do we do with an Empire? ……. the answer from 1945

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  I suppose I was the last generation which went through school being taught that the “sun never set on the British Empire”. It was a grandi...
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Sunday, 26 December 2021

Lost scenes of the Far East.......... Ceylon 75 years ago .... no 9 in the market

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In 1944 a young Bob Ward was aboard HMS London stationed in the Far East. During his stay on the island of Ceylon he recorded some of ...
Saturday, 25 December 2021

Lost scenes of the Far East.......... Ceylon 75 years ago .... no 8 washing

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In 1944 a young Bob Ward was aboard HMS London stationed in the Far East. During his stay on the island of Ceylon he recorded some of...
Friday, 24 December 2021

Lost scenes of the Far East.......... Ceylon 75 years ago .... no 7 the fishing boat

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In 1944 a young Bob Ward was aboard HMS London stationed in the Far East. During his stay on the island of Ceylon he recorded some of t...
Thursday, 23 December 2021

Lost scenes of the Far East.......... Ceylon 75 years ago .... no 6 in the fields

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In 1944 a young Bob Ward was aboard HMS London stationed in the Far East. During his stay on the island of Ceylon he recorded some of t...
Wednesday, 22 December 2021

Lost scenes of the Far East.......... Ceylon 75 years ago .... no 5 preparing breakfast

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In 1944 a young Bob Ward was aboard HMS London stationed in the Far East. During his stay on the island of Ceylon he recorded some of t...
Tuesday, 21 December 2021

Lost scenes of the Far East.......... Ceylon 75 years ago .... no 4 working in the fields

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In 1944 a young Bob Ward was aboard HMS London stationed in the Far East. During his stay on the island of Ceylon he recorded some of ...
Monday, 20 December 2021

Lost scenes of the Far East.......... Ceylon 75 years ago .... no 3 two woman

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In 1944 a young Bob Ward was aboard HMS London stationed in the Far East. During his stay on the island of Ceylon he recorded some of t...
Sunday, 19 December 2021

Lost scenes of the Far East.......... Ceylon 75 years ago .... no 2 the farmer

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In 1944 a young Bob Ward was aboard HMS London stationed in the Far East. During his stay on the island of Ceylon he recorded some of...
Saturday, 18 December 2021

Lost scenes of the Far East .......... Ceylon 75 years ago .... no 1 the fisherman

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In 1944 a young Bob Ward was aboard HMS London stationed in the Far East. During his stay on the island of Ceylon he recorded some of...