Three Royal Navy midshipmen, George Drewry, Wilfred Malleson and Greg Russell, having a picnic on Imbros during the Battle of Gallipoli. Drewry and...
This section contains summaries of the actions, battles and offensives conducted along the Western Front from 1914-18. Included are the tremendous...
Colonel John MacGregor, VC, MC and Bar, DCM, Efficiency Decoration is one of this Canada and British Columbia's outstanding military historical...
John MacGregor was born and educated in Nairn, Scotland. At age 20 he emigrated to Canada and by 1915 was trapping in the north of B.C. when a...
I am surprised at his grave stone ..... ! I don't really know what I was expecting .... !...
Robert Laird Borden was born in Grand Pre Nova Scotia in 1854. His father owned a farm and worked as the local stationmaster. Young Borden was...
New York Times October 17 1914 Saturday Page 4 SALISBURY, Oct. 16 - Beginning before dawn today, from stations within a radius of ten miles,...
George Leslie Drewry was 20 years old, and a Midshipman in the Royal Naval Reserve during the First World War when the following action took place...
World War I Victoria Cross Medal Recipient. He served as a Second Lieutenant in the 8th Battalion, attached Welch Regiment, 9th Battalion,...
How very sad this story is ...... and what a brave soldier too !! Edgar Kinghorn Myles was born in July 1894 in East Ham. As a boy he moved...
I always seem to find things looking for something else ....... I wonder if anybody has ever researched them ?? ....... 'The Poplar and Stepney...
Go on then .... then we'll sticky it !! :D Thanks for the explanation !! :)
This has to be my favourite ..... ;) been to Manasa a few times ... blink twice and you're through it !! :rolleyes:...
Or how about this one .... before the scar !!!!!!!!!! :rolleyes: http://www.archives.gov/southeast/wwi-draft/capone.html
Can you explain whos who on that map Fritz please ..... the places I know ! .... it's just all the "X"'s !! :rolleyes: PS I believe just the 1912...
The more I think about it - the more I think that that snippet from the paper - is three different events ... ( I thought at first the the first two...
War Memorial at Saint Michael’s Church ... I can't find a big picture of it though only small ones !! :( plus ... I'm not sure if this is the right...
Miracles happen sometimes don't they ?? ....... ;) This is from the Stepney Times 15/4/1923 !!
Hi Al and welcome !! We love Canucks !! good to see you ! Annie :)
We've had that for the last week in Colorado Fix !! .... but today the sun is shining and the sky is blue and supposed to be warmer ...... :hi:...
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