Monthly Archives: August 2013

Retreat from Mons Remembrance Trail

Posted on August 26, 2013 by DH

CWGC has launched a Retreat from Mons Remembrance Trail. The Battle of Mons was fought on 23 August 1914. Heavy fighting took place in the city and the surrounding area and by the evening the British Expeditionary Force had begun … Continue reading →

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Lieutenant Maurice Dease VC

Posted on August 24, 2013 by DH

Lieutenant Maurice Dease won his VC at the Battle of Mons on 23 August 1914. ‘The machine gun crews were constantly being knocked out. So cramped was their position that when a man was hit he had to be removed … Continue reading →

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Photograph at Abbeville CWGC cemetery

Posted on August 22, 2013 by DH

  I stopped off at the CWGC cemetery at Abbeville, Picardy, last week. Lying on one of the grass paths was this photo, depicting the Irvine Victoria football team presumably of some time around 1914. I expect it had blown … Continue reading →

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Missing Australian soldiers identified at Fromelles

Posted on August 6, 2013 by DH

The CWGC has erected headstones to mark the graves of five newly identified Australian soldiers of World War I. Private William Barber, Private Thomas William Francis, Private William O’Donnell, Private Thomas Henry Bills and Private John Gordon McKenzie, were among … Continue reading →

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Private Felix Henry Knell, Royal Fusiliers

Posted on August 5, 2013 by DH

Private Felix Henry Knell, of 53rd (Young Soldiers) Battalion Royal Fusiliers is buried in the churchyard at Leeds, near Maidstone, Kent. He was the son of William Knell, a labourer from the village, and is buried next to his younger … Continue reading →

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National Army Museum’s speakers focus on World War I

Posted on August 5, 2013 by DH

100 Days to Victory: How the First World War Was Won Saul David 12 September 2013, 7pm Employing the latest ideas and scholarship, author Saul David will explore the history of World War I from a new angle and will … Continue reading →

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