Hi, does anyone know anything about Russian WW1 armoured cars? I'm working on a memoir by General Syroboyarsky who, in 1915, commanded the 15th...
Veteran Volunteer, Memoir of the Trenches, Tanks and Captivity 1914 – 1919 by Frank Vans Agnew (Ed. Jamie Vans) is now available from Pen and Sword...
Hi Richard, Veteran Volunteer is now available from Pen and Sword at pre-publication price of £15.99, see...
Aerial Reconnaissance & the First World War An exhibition at Dimbola Museum and Galleries, Terrace Lane, Freshwater Bay, Isle of Wight, England,...
It wasn't only food that was a problem; keeping the horses and mules (and humans no doubt) in drinking water was a major concern, as mentioned by...
What a drag! Is there no way round that? I have a DVD of it but that raises a) copyright issues and b) regional DVD issues. But if you can see how I...
Thanks, that's interesting! And did you see the Channel 5 prig about Messines in which some of FVA's material was used (in episode 2)? See...
I'm delighted to say that I've got a publisher for my great uncle's WW1memoirs! He was a most remarkable man: He was 46 when he travelled from...
Hi Richard, Wow, you've done loads of work! And yes, I'll let you know when I have a definite publication date. If you're logged in there is a...
Hi Richard, My great uncle Frank Vans Agnew was in Karlsruhe for a few months in early 1917; I have a few photos from then, if you are interested....
Hi Jeff, My great uncle won an MC at Messines; his diary and memoirs are due to be published next year, with a section about that battle which might...
I'm trying to draw a map of the battle of 3rd. Ypres - and want to mark Valley Cottages, Spoil Bank and Bedford House. Can anyone pinpoint any or all...
My great uncle, Frank Vans Agnew MC was a trained farrier, among other things, before he joined up (and he'd been in Roosevelt's Roughriders), so he...
My great uncle, Frank Vans Agnew MC was captured at Fontaine-notre-Dâme during the battle. He wasn't impressed by the constant changes of plan...
There are a couple of mentions of the Cameron Highlanders in the diary of my great-uncle Frank Vans Agnew. From the trenches near Festubert he wrote...
My great uncle Frank Vans Agnew was there, commanding a tank. He admired Plumer, for his meticulous preparation, he describing Messines as '‘the...
My great uncle Frank Vans Agnew was in Munster POW camp with Elliott Cooper. He wrote 'We had Col. Elliott Cooper with us, badly wounded in the hip...
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