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My second love, after my T236....is if course anything from the 20th Century European theatres...Surprise, surprise...

Now for those guys outside of Europe who don't often get to rummage through Europe's battlefields here's a few things found along the way.....

US Dog Tag found at Slapton Sands, 1998.�

Slapton Sands on the south coast was where troops trained for the D-Day beach landings.� On April 26/27 exercise 'Tiger' was conducted for force 'U'. Shortly after 1 a.m. the convoy of 8 LSTs & 2 pontoons was intercepted by S-boats of the 5 & 9 Schnellboot-Flotille.�� 639 US troops were killed, 89 wounded...more than force 'U' suffered landing during the landings on Utah beach.

A contact in the MoD completed some tests on the tag but says it has been in the sea about 10 years too long to work out the ID.

Remains of German Airman's boots and small part of Airframe.�

Recovered from crash site of Junkers JU88A.

Shot down in Sussex, UK, on the night of 19th April 1941 after bombing London during the heaviest night of the Blitz.

World War I - Whistle used at Gallipoli

My Great Grandad used this whistle to disembark ANZACs from their landing craft during the Gallipoli landings.� It was before dawn and when the sun arose he realised they'd been too far from the beach and the men had drowned, weighed down by their equipment.

Engraved "Slinger de Hook" & "A. Dawe, RIP"

World War I - Finds from near the 'Y ravine' German stronghold.

Facing 'Y' ravine on the first day of the Somme, 1st July 1916, the Newfoundlanders suffered 93% casualties in the first half hour of battle.

(i) German bullet unearthed by a� mole !, (ii) barbed wire, (iii) German beer bottle stopper & (iv) German Dog Tag, (my mate found a British Tin Hat clearly ID'd & dated)

World War I - remains of South African Boot & cordite filled bullet casing - Delville, ("Devils"), Wood

Also picked up several unexploded shells & grenades, unfortunately the coach driver wouldn't let us bring them back !!

Oh well I guess that's it....� Thanks for sticking around.... Please let me know if you've got any interesting sites of your own.... Cheerio !!

Now back to the garage to work on my latest project ..a 1951 Corgi... (designed by an Ex-paratrooper who'd used the folding 'Wellbike' during WWII...).�

At 150 mpg with the cost of petrol here in the UK I definitely need to get it running !!