I was asked if I knew about a Doughboy lamp that was produced in the US in WW1 .... I had never heard of it .... so I got to searching .... and this...
It was Admiral John Fisher, the First Sea Lord, was the driving-force behind the development of the Dreadnought that was built at Portsmouth Dockyard...
The menace of the hostile division led to an arms race, another cause of World War I. Acknowledging that Germany was the leader in military...
These subjects just don't occur to me ... until I run across them ... fascinating stuff ! San Francisco Immigration Station Sought to Bar Hostile...
The 57th Infantry Regiment Memorial is a Turkish war memorial commemorating the men of the Turkish 57th Infantry Regiment who died during the Battle...
The story behind this picture is - an Anzac soldier ran out of his trench and ran towards the Turkish trench but he was alone and got shot - between...
Wonder if the Germans could have read them ?? :confused: Letters home by a soldier during World War I have revealed a little known fact about life...
Looking for one man ... I found all these ... thought they maybe of interest ! :) In Memory of Warrant Officer LESLIE GEORGE REMBLANCE...
C.T. Ashton 1920-1935 Appearances 208 Goals 145 C.T. Ashton was one of the greatest club men of the Corinthian F.C. and was third in the all time...
Thought this maybe of interest !!!!!!!! :D http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/media/photo/floss-the-nz-army-rugby-team-mascot
Heres a diversified young man !! :) George William Smith was born in Auckland, New Zealand, on 20 September 1874. He was the eldest of 10 children...
I love reading how people research WW1 service men - and how serendipity comes into play !! :)...
Gorrell's History of the American Expeditionary Forces Air Service, 1917-1919 Publisher: NARA Short Description: NARA M990. Historical narratives,...
This is old news but I thought it maybe of interest ! THE FIRST World War I veteran to be buried with full military honours in Prestatyn has...
Heres an interesting biography ! At the time of Hemingway's graduation from High School, World War I was raging in Europe, and despite Woodrow...
The U. S. Air Force base in Bermuda, established during World War II, was named for Field E. Kindley, a native of Gravette, Arkansas, where he...
Does anybody know what happened to the British crew of the HMS Greenfly ? I've read that she ran aground close to Samawah - and the crew had...
Harold really did like sports ! He played 20 first-class matches between 1907 and 1910, 17 of them for Worcestershire. He also played three times...
Not sure about his service in WW1 .... though he was at the Royal Naval College ! Charles Edward Lucas Hammond. Born 3rd October 1879. At the...
This on-line edition of Admiral Reinhard Scheer's World War One memoirs is based directly on the original, published in 1920. Admiral Scheer, who...
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