Oldest war grave photo in your collection.

Discussion in 'Prewar' started by Owen, Sep 12, 2008.

  1. Owen

    Owen -- --- -.. MOD

    Mine has to be from the American War of Independence.
    Took it in June 1995 at Concord, Massachusetts.



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  2. CROONAERT

    CROONAERT Ipsissimus

    I'll have to dig my own out, (wherever they are), but, here's similar - Drumossie Muir (Culloden) 1745...
     

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  3. CROONAERT

    CROONAERT Ipsissimus

    I think the oldest in an "official" war cemetery that I have , though, date from August 1870...
     

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  4. von Poop

    von Poop Adaministrator Admin

    Got a few English Civil War ones, and a Roman or two... but they're in the 'pre-digital' heap.
     
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  5. AndyBaldEagle

    AndyBaldEagle Very Senior Member

    Had a dig about, thanks chaps as I was meaning to find these pics!

    I know its not a headstone as such but does it count? Memorial to dead of Battle of Towton on Palm Sunday 1461, Wars of the Roses ?

    Also have a few others to put up that I forgot I had!

    The card on the wreath says

    'Never again must Lancastrians fight Yorkists'
    'Hail the Glorious dead'

    Regards

    Andy
     

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  6. von Poop

    von Poop Adaministrator Admin

    Definitely counts.
    I was looking for some Towton pics too... creepy place.
     
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  7. dbf

    dbf Moderatrix MOD

    There was a battle near where I live, in 637AD. When the railway line was being excavated the bones of men and horses supposedly victims of this battle were found. Don't know what they did with them, so can't photograph that :( Moira

    Found this today and although not a war grave, a grave of a veteran of Crimean and Indian Mutiny.

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