Fleetwood's Buried History

https://livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/story/20720

I always feel there is a stone missing here

The first Cemetery History Walk of this year is Thursday the 11th June, 10.30am until 12.30.

Cost is £3 per person

Please book via [email protected] or call 01253 887502.

https://livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/story/19810?fbclid=IwY2xjawQqQftleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFibEpvalMwaGpQVHZWMXBPc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHsyc9gKjBuHFOOp43mdrb2xAfmyx2i_-87ThXNjhndD4wf9cetkA-c3R2o87_aem_X_WHj9_1qMH3LnRPholUKg

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The Two Sisters fishing smack foundered of Central Pier in the great storm of 1895 (2nd October)

https://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?74444&fbclid=IwY2xjawQNS75leHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETBUbGhqeEdOejdXUzNsQ1pYc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHu_dg3Q0wh2k7AHIpxf1mQ6UnEvrZLFQ3_amaJvuWJV-SZYJ3-cdxeXahLjf_aem_rjhHsQYw9GfScA-QCKSrmg

Warrant Office James Wright
https://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?12326

This young gentleman John Anderson, mentioned on the base of this stone, fought in the Zulu War.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Isandlwana

The Battle of Isandlwana, fought on January 22, 1879, was a pivotal, shocking defeat for the British Empire during the Anglo-Zulu War. Over 20,000 Zulu warriors, armed with traditional spears and shields, overwhelmed a British column of 1,800 troops, killing over 1,300 in one of the worst colonial defeats in British history