Why were the German sailors so mutinous at the Scapa Flow Scuttling ? Was it just because of the scuttling or was there other things involved ??...
A pilot, who saw active service with 74 Squadron, R.F.C. and R.A.F., and achieved 10 Aerial Victories Born in Yorkshire in 1889 the son of...
The Final Year - Palestine and Syria The British government had hopes that the Ottoman Empire could be defeated early in the coming year with...
The British then attacked the Ottoman position at Tal Esh Sheria on November 6 and they forced the Turks to abandon this position after a short...
Second Battle of Gaza A second attack on the fort of Gaza was launched one month later on April 17, 1917. This attack, supported by naval gunfire...
Palestine campaign The British army in Egypt was ordered to go on the offensive against the Ottoman Turks in Palestine. In part this was to...
World War I was fought in many theaters of the world, including the Middle East. The Ottoman Empire, consisting of present-day Turkey, Syria,...
Does anybody know who this flyer was .... or is this just an urban myth ?? During World War 1, American volunteers from all parts of the...
Three of their Anniversaries are coming up Adrian ...... http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=9746377 George Nicholson...
Or this .... :) http://charleyswar.tripod.com/id7.html
Scrim will be happy !! :D Though in the meantime thought you "boys" might be interested in this ........
There is so much information on the web about the Somme ... and photographs ... though books ( to me anyways ! ) are the best !! I always go for...
Those pictures are chilling David ! but thank you for posting !! And thank goodness for Yad Vashem for keeping the memories of those days stlll...
I have seen debates elsewhere regarding the accuracy of Allied claims vs the accuracy of German records. The McLeod/Hammond description of a fight...
I found this Gareth !! And then found this .........
Does this make us twins Nana ?? :common001:
GRAHAM-WHITE Claude. 'Claudie'. In flying clothes. Plane. Pupil of Bleriot. Opening Flying Schools and Paris and Hendon. Crossed the Atlantic. By Tec.
HAMEL Mr Gustav. 'Flight'. Holding goggles. Flew a Bleriot. Educated at Westminster School. Other Hobbies - Sailing. Shooting. Fishing. Cars
Gustav Hamel died too soon ... I can't help feeling that he would have done well if he had been given the chance !! :( In his diaries, George V...
1912 Vanity Fair cartoons FISHER Vice-Admiral Sir Frederick William. KCVO. By Ray. 'Uncle Bill'. Born in Ceylon. Taught gunnery at Royal Naval...
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