Camp John Wise balloonists rock blocks may have been recycled
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A reader wants to know whether an irregular stone structure near the intersection of Devine and Park roads could have been part of Camp John Wise, the Army’s observation balloon school during World War I in what would become Olmos Park.Courtesy photoShow MoreShow Less
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The Army operated an artillery observation balloon school during World War I on this 261-acre site in Olmos Park. “Balloonton,: as it was nicknamed, operated from January 1918 to March 1919, training a total of around 4,000 observers and ground crew.Courtesy of Jim Berg /MatsonCreative.comShow MoreShow Less
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Friday, 29th January 2021, 2:24 pm
Anthony Knott’s body was tragically recovered from the river Ouse by Denton Island in Newhaven on the morning of January 10, 2020.
The 33-year-old, who was from Orpington in Kent, had been missing for three weeks after vanishing while out on a Christmas work night out with his London Fire Brigade colleagues in Lewes on Friday, December 20, 2019.
An inquest held at Eastbourne Town Hall today (Thursday, January 28), heard how the young father had drunk alcohol and used cocaine on the night he went missing.
Anthony Knott
Due to his body being in water for a significant amount of time, a meaningful toxicology report was not possible – but further toxicology tests, requested by Mr Knott’s family, found Mr Knott had used cocaine, likely in a few to several hours before he died.
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