I recommend Alex Revell's excellent Victoria Cross: World War I Airmen and Their Aircraft, ISBN 1 891268 00 7, which is an account of all 19 Great...
I like the little bit of Franglais that describes the unit's bases as 'parking spots'. Gareth
This is one of a series of posts to mark the international Rugby players who served in, and survived, The Great War. If anyone has further...
Re: STOP PRESS ...... Guess what ?? That's certainly a site to be added to the favourites. Gareth
Annie Thank you for that, you've done better than the compilers of the RFU centenary history. His war service is presumed, due to his being...
Lt C E L Skedden was flying SE 5a C6445 at the time of his death. The aeroplane broke up at 1000 feet, then crashed and burnt. Previously, on 21...
Annie The two basic references are The Book of International Rugby Records, which has 'Gardner' and The Complete Who's Who of International Rugby,...
Here's the badge of the IRFU Volunteer Corps. Gareth
Paul, Lieutenant Carrick Stewart DFC MiD Carrick Paul came from Thanis, New Zealand, and was a Surveyor’s Assistant in Sydney, aged 21, when he...
Winfield, Herbert Benjamin played for Wales Internationals: 15 : 1903 I+ ; 1904 E= (2c 1gm) S+ (3c 1p) I- ; 1905 NZ+ ; 1906 E+ (2c) S+ I- ; 1907...
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