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mounfield732

British Army veteran that specialised in Close Protection. This meant that I was posted to British Embassies in troubled locations. Despite the danger, I saw fascinating things and remarkable places in DRC, Algeria, Sudan and Iraq. An expedition to the Abu Klea battle site was among the highlights. Bullet cases from the gatlin gun on the 3 sided square were untouched since 1890s. The graves are still there since the Mahdi's Army buried the British troops after the battle.

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London, England

Mansion House Square

London's amazing modernist public square that never was.

AaronNetsky

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Yosemite National Park, California

The Ahwahnee Hotel

The interior of the Overlook Hotel in "The Shining" was based on this Yosemite original.

merhutch

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Aldershot, England

Equestrian Statue of the Duke of Wellington

Now overlooking the Home of the British Army, this gargantuan statue was removed from its original location in London.

AdOYo

Hampshire, England

Farnborough Airship Hangar Frame

The lasting remains of the Balloon Section of the British Armed Forces.

AdOYo

Al Matammah, Sudan

Battle of Abu Klea Memorial

A remote monument to one of the fiercest battles fought by the Victorian British Army.

Andrasta

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