I was talking to Gordon Smith about his excellent site and he has now launched a UK-based parallel site - ( the original was/is hosted in the US for...
St. Symphorien Military Cemetery was established by the Germans in late August 1914, after the Battle of Mons and the subsequent British retreat from...
In a sleepy village on Somme estuary in northern France, a small First World War cemetery pays homage to the memory of the men of the Chinese Labour...
This looks like torture - doesn't it ?? !! :( A rare example of body armour used by the German Army during World War 1. It was incredibly heavy...
This is a German Tank apparently .... two questions ...... was it WW1 and was it any good ?? :)
Bet they all got drunk that night !! :mosking::mosking: 8th June 1946 - in London England VE - Victory in Europe - Day, the Official...
Best caption wins ................. :rolleyes:
ANKARA, Turkey – Turkey's military has released previously unseen film clips and photographs of the World War I Battle of Gallipoli to coincide with...
With zeppelin escort ....... http://news.webshots.com/photo/1195793226015913979DkoakY
1/3 of all RFC pilots were Canadians .......
During World War One the Royal Marines also distinguished themselves in the air - 15 pilots and three observers from the Corps served in the Royal...
I know so little about the French Navy ( when I found this I was fascinated ! ) ... I wondered if anybody knew how to research French war medals ?...
What a long career he had in the Navy !! God Bless him ! He joined the Royal Navy in 1904, and was sunk twice in World War 1 - destroyer HMS...
In the spring of 1917, the U.S. Government declared war on Germany. Several new camps opened (including Camp Lee, Virginia) and tens of thousands of...
Here's a mailbox in a cemetery the 15th arrondissement ..... it says roughly - " Since you came here to celebrate your dead ones, think of those who...
What can we find out about this soldier ? A highly decorated World War I soldier who is buried in an unmarked grave at a Gympie cemetery will soon...
You’ll hear a lot about Gallipoli. Take Anzac Day 1918 and a Queensland farmer by the name of Thomas William Glasgow, who sternly stood up, not only...
Logan, Robert 1863 - 1935 Runholder, local politician, military leader, administrator Robert Logan was born at Langton, Berwickshire,...
When war broke out in Europe in August 1914, Britain asked New Zealand to seize German Samoa as a ‘great and urgent Imperial service’. New Zealand's...
Wonder if this is still on ?? Friday Nov 21 2008 An exhibition about the devastating World War I battle that killed hundreds of New Zealanders,...
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