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98 Books about Poland | Polish War Graves in Britain
The Jan Kiepura (Ost-West Express) sleeper train Brussels to Warsaw - May 1995
Sadly a train which no longer runs but perhaps the current sleeper train revival in Europe will see it restored.
Derek Crowe
I worked for over 30 years at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, Scotland, as a web applications developer, building IT systems, leaving in October 2023. I now focus on photography and web content creation.
I have degrees in MA Political Economy (University of Glasgow) and an MSc Operational Research (University of Strathclyde).
Interests
The major themes of the website reflect my interest in:
- Documentary Photography / Remembrance Events and Armed Forces Parades
- Poland / Polish experience in World War 2
- Railways / British Rail Scotland 1980s
- Remembrance / Polish War Graves
Photographs
There are 2,756 photographs on this website in the following areas:
- Polish War Graves - 1,111 photographs
- Remembrance Events and Armed Forces Parades - 1,151 photographs
- UK Travel Photography - 344 photographs
- British Rail Scotland in the 1980s and early 1990s - 150 photographs
A selection of my railway photos taken at Stirling and Dundee can be seen in the Dundee Courier newspaper articles:
- Hop on board as picture gallery transports you back to Stirling Railway Station in 1980s (10 December 2024)
- Nostalgic pictures capture life at Dundee Railway Station in the 1980s (12 February 2025)
Photography Equipment
My photographic equipment consists of:
- Nikon D7200 / Nikon D7000 cameras
- Nikon 24mm f2.8D / 35mm f1.8G DX / 40mm f2.8G DX / 50mm f1.8D / 85mm f1.8D lenses
- Nikon SB-400 Flash / Nikon ES-2 Film Digitising Adapter Kit
Web Development
My web development skill set is:
- ASP.NET / MVC / Web Forms / VB / Entity Framework
- SQL Server Database / LINQ / HTML / CSS / Bootstrap
- Adobe Lightroom / Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio / Microsoft Visual Studio
Contact
Email: derek@derekcrowe.com
Twitter: twitter.com/derekcrowe
All photographs on this website are copyrighted (all rights reserved) and should not be used without permission. Contact me for permission to use a photograph.
Grangemouth War Memorial in Zetland Park - 1981
Originally from Grangemouth, Stirlingshire, I would regularly pass the war memorial located in Grangemouth's Zetland Park. The cenotaph has an unusual design with a sculpture on the top representing the British Lion devouring the German Eagle. This design caused some controversy when it was unveiled in 1923.