Today's Flickr photo with the most hits: this grave in the Commonwealth War Cemetery, Souda Bay, Crete.

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All that he loved

All that he had

All this he gave

Aug 22 1917 War photographer Ernest Brooks takes this photo, IWM Q 2756, of a British soldier stands beside the grave of a comrade near Pilckem during the Third Battle of Ypres aka Battle of Passchendaele.

Picture,  IWM Q 2756, has six different versions including the one below

Colourized by Royston Colour

Same shot but from a different angle. #OTD Aug 22 1917 War photographer #ErnestBrooks takes this photo, IWM Q 2757, of a British soldier stands beside the grave of a comrade near Pilckem during the Third Battle of Ypres.

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via News.com.au, 21 August 2023: Aussie divers rediscover WWII US carrier wreck, revealing war's impact and honoring fallen sailors.

via News.com.au, 21 August 2023: Australian divers have found the long-lost USS Ommaney Bay, a US aircraft carrier sunk during World War II off the Philippines, with 95 lives lost, and have explored its wreckage, revealing the extent of the attack and the war grave within. The USS Ommaney Bay had been on its way to liberate Manila from the Japanese during World War II when it was struck in a…

via Washington Post, 11 July 2023: WWII aircraft carrier USS Ommaney Bay wreck identified 78 years later, honoring sacrifices and joining recent sunken warship discoveries.

via Washington Post, 11 July 2023: The wreck of the USS Ommaney Bay, a World War II aircraft carrier, has been positively identified 78 years after it was sunk by a Japanese suicide plane, marking the latest discovery in a series of sunken warships from that era, providing closure and honoring the sacrifices of those who served. On Monday, the Naval History and Heritage Command at the Washington…

via New Straits Times, 25 June 2023: It turns out that the the Chinese vessel MV Chuan Hong 68, suspected of plundering World War 2 shipwrecks, was previously caught looting shipwrecks in Malaysia and Indonesia.

via New Straits Times, 25 June 2023: It turns out that the the Chinese vessel MV Chuan Hong 68, suspected of plundering World War 2 shipwrecks, was previously caught looting shipwrecks in Malaysia and Indonesia. Despite this, it was allowed to enter Malaysian waters and its previous records have been expunged. THE investigation into a China-registered vessel suspected of plundering World War 2…

via AP/ Yahoo News, 30 May 2023: A Chinese barge detained in Malaysian waters is accused of illegally salvaging two war graves, the shipwrecks of the HMS Repulse and the Prince of Wales, two vessels that were sunk during World War II.

via AP/ Yahoo News, 30 May 2023: A Chinese barge detained in Malaysian waters is accused of illegally salvaging two war graves, the shipwrecks of the HMS Repulse and the Prince of Wales, two vessels that were sunk during World War II. A roundup of news stories is linked below. Malaysia’s maritime agency says a detained Chinese barge likely plundered two World War II British shipwrecks in the…

via The National Museum of the Royal Navy, 24 May 2023: Statement made in response to reports that the shipwrecks of the HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Repulse were in danger of being scavenged by salvors.

via The National Museum of the Royal Navy, 24 May 2023: Statement made in response to reports that the shipwrecks of the HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Repulse were in danger of being scavenged by salvors. “We are distressed and concerned at the apparent vandalism for personal profit of HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Repulse. They are designated war graves. We are upset at the loss of naval heritage…