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42nd Regiment of Foot - Gibraltar
Last Saturday I was in Gibraltar and I was surprised to see the "Ceremony of the Keys" this used to be a daily ceremony where the gates to the garrison would be locked for protection, it is now just performed once a year. This year it was performed by the 42nd Regiment of Foot they later amalgamated with the 73rd Regiment of foot and became the Black Watch regiment. My 4x great grandfather Lewis GORDON (b: ABT 1804 d: 25 DEC 1877) served with the 42nd for 25 years (1821-1846) mostly In the Med and Ionian islands, He was a Quartermaster and he was pensioned off with cirrhosis of the liver. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/42nd_Regiment_of_Foot
Challenger expedition
Detail of the 1885 window by Clayton & Bell in St Michael's church, Linlithgow, Scotland. The theme is Creation, specifically as described in Psalm 104, with the embellishment of pictures of sailing ships in honour of the Challenger Expedition of 1872. The window is dedicated to the memory of local marine biologist, Charles Wyville Thomson, who was both born and died in Linlithgow. Thomson is remembered as being chief scientist on the Challenger Expedition, a global zoological and hydrographic survey which contributed hugely to the study of oceanography and sea life.
The Templar Brotherhood - James Becker
3rd in the trilogy; at least I hope it's a trilogy! Having survived Switzerland, the action moves back to England and Templecombe in Somerset before ending up, almost inevitably, at Roslyn Chapel and other nearby Templar hotspots! Including, unexpectedly, Gilmerton Cove. Very much doubt there's an undiscovered tunnel running between the two though! At the very least, apart from all the coal mining in the area, construction work for the A720 Edinburgh Bypass would have cut right through it! I think it would be awkward to continue the story, although there's no particular reason they'll live happily ever after - whoever takes charge of the Dominicans may still want revenge... The reveal almost at the end wasn't a surprise - obvious clues were dropped early on and it was more a case of waiting to see how late the 'twist' about Mallory's heritage would be held back.
