Author Archives: DH

Work begins on statue of Essex VC winner

Posted on June 8, 2013 by DH

Work has begun on a statue to mark the centenary of the start of World War I. EADT24 reports that that a seven foot-tall bronze figure of Private Herbert Columbine VC of the Machine Gun Corps is being created by … Continue reading →

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WWI shinty players remembered at Scotland’s Blas Festival

Posted on June 4, 2013 by DH

Shinty’s Heroes, a play that commemorates sportsmen who played shinty and who were killed in World War I, will be part of September’s Blas festival 2013 at the Nevis Centre in Fort William. The Herald reports that the show will … Continue reading →

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World War I memorials across the US are falling into disrepair, reports the Washington Times. The newspaper takes the example of the Waikiki Natatorium, built in 1927 as a tribute to 10,000 Hawaiians who served during the war. The saltwater … Continue reading →

Posted on May 27, 2013 by DH | Leave a comment

Windsor & Maidenhead unveils memorials plan

Posted on May 22, 2013 by DH

A map of World War I memorials and the names of fallen soldiers from The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead are to be listed on an interactive website. The BBC reports that the Royal Borough is looking for volunteers to … Continue reading →

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Daily Beast reviews The Sleepwalkers

Posted on May 22, 2013 by DH

World War I saw ‘European civilization shattered like a glittering chandelier fallen on a marble floor’, says Michael Bishop in his Daily Beast review of Christopher Clark’s The Sleepwalkers. The reviewer adds that Clark, like many a historian before him, is … Continue reading →

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Plan seeks £1.5m to reopen World War I Essex airfield

Posted on May 20, 2013 by DH

Former World War I airfield Stow Maries could be restored and opened as a museum, reports the Sunday Times. The newspaper reports that the site, near Chelmsford is Essex, is expected to receive a grant of £1.5m from the National … Continue reading →

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Swansea Pals’ records added to digital archive

Posted on May 17, 2013 by DH

Digitised archive records will tell the tale of the Swansea Pals – the 14th (Service Battalion), The Welsh Regiment, part of the Welsh 38th Division during World War I. Wales Online reports how the 1,200-strong battalion lost many of its … Continue reading →

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Captain Hugh Brodie, 6th Battalion, East Kent Regiment

Posted on May 16, 2013 by DH

Captain Hugh Brodie is another World War I officer commemorated on a family grave in Hampstead Cemetery, London. He was killed on 13 October 1915 while serving with 6th Battalion, the East Kent Regiment. He is also commemorated on the … Continue reading →

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Rare private war memorial, College Yard, London NW5

Posted on May 15, 2013 by DH

A rare example of a private World War I memorial can be found in Kentish Town, London NW5. It’s on a row of what are reputed to have been railwaymen’s cottage on College Yard and is in pretty poor condition. … Continue reading →

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Engineer Lieutenant Commander Jack Bassano Hyde, of HMS Sable, died on 25 October 1918, aged 31. Jack was the son of Captain John Francis Hyde and Marianne Hyde of 131 Adelaide Rd, London. He was born at Hyde End, Berkshire, … Continue reading →

Posted on May 13, 2013 by DH | Leave a comment