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Matt Dixon @footstepspod.bsky.social · 11h

I am thoroughly enjoying #31daysofgraves . I don't have a photo but I used to walk the beat through Robin Hood Cemetery in Birmingham, and would often pass the grave of the unfortunately named Fanny Payne, who happened to be buried opposite Dick Trickle.

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Matt Dixon @footstepspod.bsky.social · 21h

In the same junk shop, my son bought a random bag of old coins. Having looked through them and done some research, we think there's one coin there that could be worth a significant amount of money - the weight and dimensions are all spot on - I wonder.......

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Matt Dixon @footstepspod.bsky.social · 21h

It didn't look like it was alas.

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Matt Dixon @footstepspod.bsky.social · 23h

That’s fascinating! Thanks so much - the power of social media at its best. Yes I do wonder where the base is and with only 700 it’s quite rare. Thanks Gwyn.

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Matt Dixon @footstepspod.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Mine very kindly brought me in a live magpie yesterday.....

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Matt Dixon @footstepspod.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Thanks Gwyn that would be most kind - there's nothing else on the cup to identify it

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Matt Dixon @footstepspod.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

I just managed to squeeze it in!

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Matt Dixon @footstepspod.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

I wonder which one it comes from! It’s a rather lovely thing

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Matt Dixon @footstepspod.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Junk shop find of a small silver cup with Allied war medal ribbons in enamel - Bollington is in Cheshire I think #WW1 #FWW

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Matt Dixon @footstepspod.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Reginald Gatehouse was killed in the Zeebrugge Raid in WW1 and is buried in my local churchyard. I found a picture of him in the paper and thanks to AI produced this improved image - a very handsome young man taken too young.

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Matt Dixon @footstepspod.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

One of the most remarkable books I have ever read. Genuinely moved me to tears - if you haven’t read it, read it.

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Matt Dixon @footstepspod.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Our handsome new house guest is settling in nicely #cats

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Matt Dixon @footstepspod.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

@debsadelight.bsky.social ill have to tell you Grandpa’s story - it’s quite remarkable - he ran away from a tiny Welsh mining village because he didn’t want to be a sheep farmer or coal miner and went to London with £5 in his pocket and a dream to become a doctor.

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Matt Dixon @footstepspod.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

My Grandfather serving as a Medical Officer taken at El Alamein in WW2. He was a very tall man who went on to be a GP in rural Oxfordshire for 35 years after the war. He was one of the first medical officers to arrive at Belsen.

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Matt Dixon @footstepspod.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Thoroughly enjoying this in the Mediterranean sunshine. Objective, meticulously researched and beautifully written - a change of war from my usual!

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Matt Dixon @footstepspod.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Oh enjoy that. My daughter once very kindly emptied a whole tin of custard into my sock drawer and then pulled all the custard covered socks and before putting them neatly down the toilet

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Matt Dixon @footstepspod.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Delighted to have been sent a limited edition first print of a book by the author today - the cover design and binding are simply stunning. The picture doesn't do it justice.

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Matt Dixon @footstepspod.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Yes it’s very atmospheric- I get a similar vibe in Polygon Wood

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Matt Dixon @footstepspod.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Excited to be at Lords for the women’s T20 World Cup final - two best teams in the final so let’s hope for a good match

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Matt Dixon @footstepspod.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

I believe it was adjacent to Wood Lane on the east side of the wood and was dug by men of 178th tunnelling company who reopened the gallery of the mine fired on the 3rd September

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Matt Dixon @footstepspod.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Ghastly by day, ghostly by night....the rottenest place on the Somme - High Wood. Our latest podcast is out tomorrow #WW1 #FWW

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Matt Dixon @footstepspod.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Yes I smiled at that. I seem to remember one guest chose 8 of their own recordings for their island

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Matt Dixon @footstepspod.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

Beaumont Hamel - our latest podcast is out tomorrow morning #WW1 #FWW

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Matt Dixon @footstepspod.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Having been a police officer - some coppers are bent, absolutely, but the majority are decent, hardworking and honest. There’s bad eggs in every organisation, it’s just a shame they exist in an organisation intended to uphold the rules of law and order, where integrity is key.

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Matt Dixon @footstepspod.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

Schoolboy error - always make sure one’s weasel is properly lubricated

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Matt Dixon @footstepspod.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

This is going down easier than a greased weasel in a drain pipe on a nice sunny afternoon

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Matt Dixon @footstepspod.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

I have reached peak middle age. Took the kids to a fun fair and instead of thinking “that looks fun” I’m thinking “I wonder that was last inspected for health and safety”. Where’s my pipe and slippers?

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Matt Dixon @footstepspod.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

I haven't listened yet, but if you're talking medals, I presume you'll know all about the Wilfredian League of Gugnunks!

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Matt Dixon @footstepspod.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

Just told my son he needs a shower and we're changing his bedclothes. You'd have thought I told him Xmas had been cancelled by his response....

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Matt Dixon @footstepspod.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Great nephew, great great nephew and great great great nephew at the grave of Lance Cpl William Thompson, 9th Lancers who died of wounds 6th November 1914 #WW1 #FWW

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Matt Dixon @footstepspod.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Off to HQ and the weather gods seem to be smiling on us #cricket #lords

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Matt Dixon @footstepspod.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Best day of the summer - TMS is back!

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Matt Dixon @footstepspod.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

From my collection - a 1917 Australian fundraising badge for the War Hospitals Benevolent Fund collections #WW1 #FWW

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Matt Dixon @footstepspod.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Mine featured Liz Truss so I think you’re winning

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Matt Dixon @footstepspod.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Two weeks ago I put TCP on a cut on my thumb. I’ve showered daily and washed my hands countless times and I can still smell TCP. That stuff would survive a nuclear holocaust I swear.

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Matt Dixon @footstepspod.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

From my collection - a workers canteen token from the National Shell Factory in Nottingham #WW1 #FWW

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Matt Dixon @footstepspod.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

That’s correct - Mitre Square. The only murder outside the proper “East End”

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Matt Dixon @footstepspod.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Good guess but not correct - think murder most foul

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Matt Dixon @footstepspod.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Come to a meeting and walked through this historically significant square - significant in London’s criminal history. Any guesses?

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Matt Dixon @footstepspod.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

Went into the lake in my waders to rescue a duck that had been injured by a group of teenagers with stones and rocks. A wonderful lady from Swan Support UK has taken him into their care and I hope he recovers. What I’d like to do the youths isn’t publishable.

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Matt Dixon @footstepspod.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

My rent for a 1 bed flat was £150 per month!

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Matt Dixon @footstepspod.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

I seem to remember something about a major water pipe and utilities project but I could be mistaken.

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Matt Dixon @footstepspod.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Was rummaging in the loft and found my first ever pay slip - one month of policing inner-city Birmingham - £805

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