100 word story: On Thursdays I walk the Strand

It is different today, and yet it is not. Little changes are made noticeable by the memory of the sameness. A new ramp made of asphalt, a fountain where there were only buskers. The drawings on Trafalgar Square’s stony space … Continue reading

Bengal Button

Found another military button today. It says 104th Bengal Fusiliers. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/104th_Regiment_of_Foot_(Bengal_Fusiliers) 104th Formed in 1862 and lasted till amalgamation in 1881. Could be from any time in between, but likely to be early as the battalion was Ireland based from … Continue reading