I'm not quite sure which cemetery these are from - all I know is they were taken by Roger Stoakley on the Somme !! .... maybe somebody will recognise...
Here are some more reports published in the Times on 17th August 1914, with regard to the action of spies. It is obvious that not all relate to...
Re: Arthur Leyland Harrison VC - England Rugby Player I know theres other photographs but this was the only one I could find !! :)...
Arthur Leyland Harrison was born on February 3rd 1886 in Torquay, Devon, the son of Lieutenant Colonel A J Harrison of the Royal Fusiliers and his...
The alliances developed post-Bismarck (Triple Alliance and Triple Entente) went against the national interests of the respective countries. Germany...
I felt the anguish of this Lance Corporal in the telling of this story ... and the holding back .... so many soldiers did the same thing and carried...
What a bookshelf this is - and it's free !! :D http://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/World_War_I_%28Bookshelf%29
Sometimes it's fascinating to read the background of things we take for granted !! :) During the First World War - Howard Chandler Christy's Navy...
Can anybody tell exactly whereabouts this monument is please ? ... I thought it said Hamel Monument :confused:
Hi BEF and welcome :) Don't know about the book and the movie .... but I was touched by this photo the first time I saw it - for some reason !!...
God Bless him ! .... and he's still thinking about the other soldiers - quite an emotional ride these last couple of weeks I imagine :ohwell: I...
Here we go ....... I posted a request too soon didn't I ?? :rolleyes: Index of British Fisherman and Merchant Seamen taken Prisoner of War...
In Memory of Seaman G BAKER S.S. "Mount Temple.", Canadian Merchant Navy who died on 06 December 1916 Remembered with honour HALIFAX MEMORIAL In...
I just found this on Wiki of all places !! :rolleyes:
I'm trying to find out about the prisoners of war that were taken from this ship .... does anybody know how I can find a list of POW's and casualties...
I came across this ... thought if you haven't seen it before ... it may be of interest !! :) THE THIRD NEW ZEALAND DIVISION HISTORIES These...
The thimble is from the British front line near Beaumont Hamel on the Somme and was part of a British soldier’s kit. The other two items are from...
This photo is included in a fascinating set of photos ... take a look !! :) The photo is from the 1930`s German book "Der Weltkrieg im Bild" and...
The Battle of Romani heralded the second notable attempt by Turk forces to seize control of the critical Suez Canal, then in British hands, in August...
Belleau Wood was the scene of a desperate struggle by the novice American Army to counter attack the German advances made in May 1918. Their victory...
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