William Eric Nixon (1897-1917)

William Eric Nixon (1897-1917)
Originally uploaded by Winster, Derbyshire

I blog this photo late on Remembrance Sunday, 2010, as a tribute to all those who lost their lives in War defending the freedom which we now enjoy in England.

The photograph is from my collection of photos of Winster, Derbyshire, my birthplace.

William Eric Nixon was born in Winster, in 1897 at the Vicarage. His father was the Rev. W.H. Nixon, Vicar of Winster.

He entered Sandhurst in 1915 and was promoted to Captain in November 1916. He was twice mentioned in despatches and three times wounded in action. On 7th May 1917 he was reported killed while leading his flight. He was buried in the churchyard at Masny, near Douai, France, on 11th May 1917 - he was 19 years old.

This image is from the Great Britain, Royal Aero Club Aviators Certificates, 1910-1950 in the National Archives and reproduced on ancestry.co.uk
Other details from Flight July 12. 1917.

We will remember them all known and unknown.

Winster War Memorial, Derbyshire

War Memorial
Originally uploaded by Winster, Derbyshire

This is an old postcard of the War Mermorial in Winster Churchyard, Derbyshire, the village where I was born.

From my home in Staffordshire I am remembering late on Remembrance Day, 2010, all the people who have given their lives that we might enjoy our freedom. Of course, I also remember those Winster people too who were part of this national sacrifice. I recall too numerous Remembrance Sundays in Winster, particularly those from my childhood during the 1950s.

We will remember them!!

The Mount, East Bank, Winster, Derbyshire

The Mount, East Bank
Originally uploaded by Winster, Derbyshire

Just experimenting as to what I can Blog from my Flickr site. So this proves that it is very easy to blog an image.

Remember Them

Remember Them!

Remember Them

I saw this War Memorial when I passed through Kilkhampton, Cornwall, when I was on holiday in 2009. Today ( Remembrance Sunday, 2010) is a good day to remember these people and all those others in our country who sacrificed their lives so that we might enjoy our freedom.

Mr & Mrs Barnsley

Blubberhouses Church

Walking in Yorkshire recently and came across this remote Church.

Preserve Those Old Photos

Good morning

Just received an old photo of some people who probably lived at Winster, Derbyshire. The sender knows that it is a "family" photo passed down the generations but none of the family can identify any of these ancestors.

We all need to search out these old family photos and to try and identify the people pictured and to preserve the photos for future generations to enjoy. We have modern tools such as Flikr to do this relatively easily.

Go to it!

Profile Pictures Now Match

Great - managed to change my profile picture on the Blog so we have the same one in use here and on Facebook and on Twitter.

So, probably enough for tonight - now need to wash-up but have new incentive to Blog tomorrow.

Going Well Thus Far

Yes, it appears immediately on Twitter and on Facebook too.

So, I ask myself do I want to Blog and, if I do, will people read it and follow me?

The only was to find out is to have a go - but first it might be as well to change my Blog photo to match that on Twitter and Facebook - not sure which one I prefer - perhaps the smaller one.

Does It Work - Mark 2

OK, the Blog appears quickly on Facebook so I'll tweet this one and see how quickly it appears there.

Does It Work

I've had this Blog account for awhile. Was wondering tonight if I could link it to Twitter and Facebook and after fumbling around for some time it seems that I can!

What Happens

Let's see.

Am I Still Confused?

Gee, I was looking at something on my Twitter Account and then saw Twitter Blog - a click of a couple of buttons and I find myself back here. So I wonder if (or how) my Blog might be linked to Twitter or Facebook. The only way to learn is to have a go - so let's post this and then look again. Otherwise I'll still have to keep looking and learning when I have the time.

Here goes!