Alfred Cheetham was born in Liverpool, and the family moved to Hull around 1877. Hull was a great fishing port and he ran away to sea as a teenager...
Thought you might find this site interesting !! :D David Lloyd George Born - 17 January 1863 in Chortlon-upon-Medlock, Manchester ( my Granddad...
Joseph Simon Gallieni Birth - Apr. 24 1849 Death - May 27, 1916 French General and Colonial Administrator. After serving in the Franco-Prussian...
It doesn't take much to make me happy ......... ;) Woohoo .... Geoff's engine is working again !!...
I'd appreciate it if anybody can add anything to this post - especially the early life of General Hermann Kusmanek :) General Hermann Kusmanek was...
This page is a memorial tribute to the soldiers, NCOs, and officers of the armies of Austria-Hungary. During four grueling years of war, huge...
This man led quite a life I think !! :) The Archduke Wilhelm was born on 10 February 1895, in Pola. He was the third son of Archduke Karl...
Hi Paul ! Somebody has Alfonso Frio in their family tree ... but I don't know how to get into it !! :noidea: might be worth a shot ... it's not a...
Thanks for joining us Roxy !! :) Be great to see you think up some good thread titles too !! :D:D Enjoy your browse around !! Annie :)
PRIVATE JAMES CRICHTON VC - 53rd Regiment. James Crichton was born in Carrickfergus, Co Antrim, Northern Ireland, was a veteran of the Boer War...
.............. or served with New Zealand regiments ...... R.C. Travis was also known as Dickson Cornelius Savage but he enlisted and served under...
William Gregg 1890-1969) was born at Tag Hill, Heanor, and joined the 13th Battalion of the Rifle Brigade in 1915. He was the first British Soldier...
PRIVATE William Beesley worked at both Haunchwood and Tunnel collieries before war broke out in 1914. He went to school in Ansley and enlisted at...
Continued ......... The Tandey family were in no doubt of the story's authenticity, they were present when Prime Minister Chamberlain phoned,...
Pvt. Henry Tandey, VC at Marcoing September 28, 1918 Private Henry Tandey - Soldier of the 5th Duke of Wellington Regiment. ..... once had a...
Private Robert Matthew Beatham VC On 9 August 1918, the 8th Battalion was held up at Rosieres, France. Private Beatham, assisted by others,...
In March 2007 Henry James Nicholas VC, MM, was publicly recognised for the first time in New Zealand in a sculpture near the Christchurch Bridge of...
Henry James Nicholas Birth - Jun. 11, 1891 Death - Oct. 23, 1918 World War I Victoria Cross Recipient. A native of Lincoln, Canterbury, New...
New Zealand’s Ambassador to Belgium Peter Kennedy, took part in a plaque unveiling ceremony to honour New Zealand World War I soldier Sergeant Henry...
A plaque commemorating the 75th anniversary of the cessation of hostilities in the First World War. The plaque sits below a young kauri tree in the...
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