DESIRE MERCIER (1851-), Cardinal Archbishop of Malines, Belgium, was born Nov. 21 1851 at Broine l'Allemt, in the Walloon portion of Brabant, of a...
PAUL BOLO (d. 1918), French financial agent and traitor, was born at Reunion, of humble parentage. He became at an early age a dentist in Marseilles,...
Thought I'd post this photo !! :)
Andy ... I came across this post by Richard and although he mentioned WW1 ... I think there's WW2 also ! ... thought you maybe interested !! :becky:...
Michel-Joseph Maunoury, French First World War general (1847-1923), was recalled from retirement at the outset of the war to lead the so-called 'Army...
Raymond Poincare, the son of an engineer, was born in Bar-le-Duc, France, on 20th August, 1860. After graduating from the University of Paris he...
Bleddyn Williams didn't fight in WW1 but he served in WW2 ... thought you maybe interested in this ! Bleddyn Williams Rugby union player | 1923 -...
Hope you had a great day "ole man " !! :clapping:
I heard Ancestry are adding two new records on 28 Aug 09 UK .British Army Prisoners of War 1939-1945 UK.Army Roll of Honour 1939-1948...
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, CBE 3 January 1892 – 2 September 1973 was an English writer, poet, philologist, and university professor, best known as...
What happened to a WWII POW who sketched portraits at the German Camp Stalag 17? Preview: Stalag 17 Portrait | History Detectives | PBS Video
Victor Utgoff (1889-1930), while not a recognised air ace, was nevertheless the recipient of many decorations in his Russian homeland. Born on 14...
In Memory of Private EDWARD JOHN POOLE 245814, 1st/2nd Bn., London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) who died age 18 on 13 October 1918 Son of...
This was a fascinating insight into a subject I knew very little about ! ..... I'm glad it's available on line ! The Story of a Hospital Unit on...
On the day before his execution at the Tower of London on 6 November 1914 as a German spy following his earlier conviction - the first German to be...
In Rene Viviani's pre-war government, formed in June 1914, Jean Augagneur (1855-1931) - a moderate socialist - was handed the education portfolio,...
Admiral Gustav Bachmann (1860-1943) was, as Chief of the Admiralty Staff from February-September 1915, firmly convinced of the necessity of a...
Arthur Edward Aitken (1861-1924) was the British commander who led the first notable incursion of the war into German East Africa, albeit...
Joseph Veltjens (1894-1943) scored 35 victories as a leading German air ace of the First World War. Born in Geldern on 2 June 1894 Veltjens was...
Jean Paul Elzeard Ambrogi (1895-1971) was a leading French air ace during the First World War, carving out a particular reputation as a 'balloon...
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