Serbia was the country attacked first in world war one. On July 29th 1914 forces of the Austria-Hungarian Empire began bombarding the Serbian capital...
In 1914 Roman Dmowski - the main leader of the Polish nationalist movement - believed the best way to achieve a unified and independent Poland - was...
On 7th August, 1914, President de Arriaga of Portugal declared his support for the Allies. At this time, Portugal had over 33,000 men in its army. By...
The tiny mountain kingdom of Montenegro was the smallest of all combatants in the Great War. The population of the Balkan country was placed at some...
Romania's peacetime army was manned by limited conscription, and all adult males spent time in the territorial reserve. This gave it a regular...
The South African Army was formed in 1912. It had five regular mounted regiments and a small artillery section. Conscription was also introduced in...
With growing numbers of men joining the British armed forces during the First World War, the country was desperately short of labour. The Government...
At the beginning of the war the British Army owned 25,000 horses. This was not considered enough and during the next two weeks a further 165,000 were...
A woman who was executed during WWI was Edith Cavell - a nurse from England who was working in Belguim during the war. While not a spy, secretly she...
The Irish infantry regiments of the British Army whose territorial and recruiting affiliations lay in the new Irish Free State were disbanded in...
Thanks Adrian ... I was wondering if it was a guard boat ... but did they carry them like life boats ? Annie
You’re walking down the street and you see this girl. And you look at her, and she looks at you… So you smile at her and she smiles at you. You...
Advancing troops were not allowed to stop and care for wounded soldiers. All men carried an emergency field-dressing and if possible attempted to...
Lord Kitchener was appointed Secretary for War in August 1914. His main task was to persuade men to join the British Army. At a meeting on the 19th...
Victor Silvester, a fourteen year old schoolboy, ran away from Ardingly College in 1914 to join the army. The recruiting officer accepted Victor's...
Only 20 years old ... amazing ! Name: BALL, ALBERT Initials: A Nationality: United Kingdom Rank: Captain Regiment/Service: Royal Flying Corps...
The last time I went to my bookstore just before Christmas ... one of my books was a first print of Children of the Flames .... Mengele holds a...
Yes !!!!!!!! be surprised !! ;) I couldn't find it on TNA ... though it looks straight forward ! you must have the touch !! :) ( or it could...
Put the blinders on you two !!!!!!! :mosking:
Howdo yourself !! :D Good to see you Chris ! oh we will ask Mancs help that's for sure !! Annie :)
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