I love these pictures Cally ! ... thank you ! Annie :)
Yes please Poll ! ... then Glen can take a look !! Annie :)
Here's the Hawkes Captain ... that was a tragedy ! In Memory of Captain HUGH POWELL EVAN TUDOR WILLIAMS H.M.S. "Hawke.", Royal Navy who died...
I thought you were gone already Glen !....... I found this ..... but I'm looking to see which regiments were the 55th and 40th .... I'll be back !...
In the start of August 1914 Germany had only one squadron overseas, the East Asia Squadron based at Tsingtao under the command of Vice-Admiral Graf...
I know this is WW2 ... but I couldn't resist !!!!!!!!!! The Untold Story of America's Ultra War Against the U-boat Enigma Codes 2004, Random House...
In Memory of Cadet CYRIL ALBERT BAKER 74644, Royal Flying Corps who died on 21 December 1917 Son of Mrs. B. Baker, of 23, River Street West,...
In Memory of Cadet CLAUDE FOLLET BOVILL 152607, Royal Flying Corps who died on 27 February 1918 Remembered with honour FORT WORTH...
The selection of this spot as a fitting place for the establishment of a great training camp came as a bombshell to the settlers, who viewed this...
The French SPAD A-2 fighter of 1915 featured a turret mounted in front of the engine. It was the only aircraft of the war to feature such an unusual...
The campaign in German East Africa also featured the unusual situation of 1 naval gun being fitted to 3 different ships that fought in that campaign....
May 18 1916 - Corp Kiffin Rockwell of North Carolin shot down a German reconnaissance plane, the first kill of the new 124 squadron called the...
To be honest I don't really know ... but this keeps popping into my head ... so I'd better write it down and then go and Google !! ;) When they...
Commodore Sir Reginald Yorke Tyrwhitt (10 May 1870 - 30 May 1951) Son of late Rev. Richard St John Tyrwhitt Married (1903) Angela, daughter of late...
I thought this maybe of interest also .... ! Hero of the Siege of Kut http://www.greatwardifferent.com/Great_War/Allenby/Townshend_01.htm
Major General Charles Vere Ferrers Townshend (21 February 1861 – 18 May 1924) KCB Was a British Indian Army officer who led the ultimately...
Heres a piece of trivia ........ At the time of the invasion, it was fashionable for young women to carry small, mostly knitted berets or capis -...
Here's a nice site with more information .... and some pictures ! http://hamelfriends.free.fr/start.html Annie :)
I think maybe you're thinking of the Canadians at Beaumont Hamel on July 1 1916 Pierre ..... the 1st Newfoundland Regiment were annihilated ........
Make sure you have a box of Kleenex Andy !... I've seen grown men weep !!! Annie
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