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Video Lincolnshire Coast Light Railway Skegness
History was made in Skegness this bank holiday weekend when the Lincolnshire Coast Light Railway was back on the rails again 25 years after it was feared lost forever.
The railway was first opened in Humberston near Cleethorpes in 1960 when it transported holidaymakers to the beach and a holiday camp.
The engines and carriages were brought [...]
Military Service with the Army in India and Iraq
World War 1 British Soldier Koyli Ernest Whitaker
Ernest was born in 1897 of Walter and Harriett Whitaker nee Pitts. He became a private in the KOYLI ’s (King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry), fighting for his country during World War 1.Whilst he was in service in India, he kept a diary; it makes quite poignant reading!
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