A song which became very popular before the first contingent sailed from Australia in October 1914 was ‘Australia Will be There’. Used in...
Sergeant Frank Alberry, 867, 8th Battalion was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal for his heroic action on 25th July 1916 at the battle of...
A Short History of the 8th Battalion, AIF. (http://www.awm.gov.au/) http://outofbattle.blogspot.com/search/label/8th%20Battalion
This is just about WW1 but my friend Garen wrote this piece on his excellent website ... ( a joy for me to spend a few hours reading !! :) ) "Lord...
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...
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:
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...
A brief synopsis of the actions involving the 1st Bn. http://www.wo1.be/eng/mainnav.html
The Staffordshire Brigade at Wulverghem - April to June 1915 "Where we are it's just on a ridge and you can see for miles around. The country...
An interesting story ...... :) Christopher Tennant, a rediscovered commemorative plaque in the Church of Elverdinge. In November 2004 large...
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