Hmmm . . . "The 94th periodically faced Germany's legendary Flying Circus, led by the Red Baron, Manfred von Richthofen, until von Richthofen's...
This is one of a series of posts to mark the international Rugby players who died during The Great War. If anyone has further information on the men...
Harper, Eric Tristan played for New Zealand Internationals: 2 : 1904 BT+ ; 1906 F+ (2t) Eric Harper was born on 1 December 1877 in Papanui,...
Found them! The names were a bit garbled, so it's no wonder they were difficult to pin down. Ltn d R Wolfgang Hertel (observer), Ltn d R Max...
The graves in the last photograph are those of OfStv Karl Wipperfürth, pilot, born 9 March 1891 in Krefeld, and Hptmn Hermann Thumm, observer, born 1...
The graves in the first photograph are those of two men from FA 278(A)s [s = Saxon] who died on 19 May 1918. They are: Ltn d R Joseph Heirich...
Amazing, he made it all the way across the Atlantic without an in-flight movie, a dozen channels of entertainment through his headphones,...
Andy Next time you're in Sydney, go on the Riverboat Postman cruise, which leaves Brooklyn at 09:30 on weekdays. It delivers mail to the small...
The RAN tried to find the wreckage of the AE1 a couple of years ago, based on the last sightings and position reports, but without success....
There's a Rugby connection to Lt (T/Capt) Flowerdew's VC. See the notes below about one of his comrades in arms. Harvey, Frederick Maurice Watson...
Annie Sorry if I'm being confusing. The 91st Aero Sqn and the 91st Observation Sqn are the same unit. For some reason the USAS often referred to...
2Lt K Roper was a crew member of a Salmson 2A.2 of the 91st Observation Sqn USAS, with 1Lt P J Hughey, when both men were killed in action while on a...
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