Thanks Rigby Anything on the 2 nd Battalion during the period of October. 1914 , would be greatly appreciated Thanks John
Sometimes the decision to surrender is not yours to make it could be an order from above , in WW2 vast numbers on both sides were ordered by...
Frontline troops had hot food brought up by work parties through the communication trenches , I would have thought 'Stew' would figure high on the...
Thanks for the offer , I'll take you up on that . regards John
Thanks Riggers , no chance of going there , so asked on here for any info . thanks
You can now book a holiday in the minefields , a rather dodgy battlefield tour , sooner you than me :)...
The Americans GI's seem to have been better equipped and fed , just my opinion could be wrong , usually am :)
Dad served in the Royal Artillery , Blitz years on 3.7s AA then volunteered for DEMS served postwar until 1967 in the Terriers. two Uncles in the...
Only 'virtual metal detecting' via the Internet on you-tube , cringeingly bad health and safety digging up old ordnance , but good viewing as...
Radio silence is used to hide the whereabouts of Units from Direction finding and their status ie. readiness for action , and can be very...
Artillery on the modern Battlefield can give 'Immediate ' results whereas a request from missile or Air or Drone can be affected by outside...
Hello I'm Interested in the 'South Lancs ' 1914 Mons to LaBasse period up to the end of October 1914 . does any one have a copy of the war...
Towards the end in 1917 the Germans were developing nightime bombing with 'Gotha' Bombers , this was mainly because nighttime was the safest...
Here's an interesting after point , the post war Legacy so common . 'mine clearing' http://www.halotrust.org/where-we-work/nagorno-karabakh
James ... aviation was in it's infancy I doubt whether the biplanes of the times would have flown at nighttime anyway , the threat of bombing would...
Hi James not sure what of the official stance was , but the reality of it was the streets were lit by gas light, as were most homes of that era or...
Hello Kieth ' looking at your reply ref. 252 I was also a member of of 252 albeit in the last year 1967 I think ! memory getting Q battery at...
hello everyone . I'm taking a renewed interest into the 'Great War' on its centenary and its consequences . Grandfather Pvt Henry Duckworth , South...
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