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Restored First World War ship on show at Portsmouth Dockyard

Posted on September 3, 2015 by DH

The First World War monitor HMS M33 is the latest addition to the collection of warships on display at Portsmouth’s Historic Dockyard. Restored at a cost of £2.5m, largely paid for by the Heritage Lottery Fund, the vessel saw service … Continue reading →

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Memorial garden for VC-winning Guards officer

Posted on September 2, 2015 by DH

A memorial garden has opened in Maidenhead, Berkshire, to commemorate a First World War Victoria Cross winner. Captain Thomas Tannatt Pryce (32) of the Grenadier Guards, was reported missing on 13 April 1918 after a fierce, close-quarter battle with German … Continue reading →

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Band tells story of Welsh soldier shot at dawn

Posted on June 23, 2015 by DH

The story of a young soldier who was shot for desertion after he turned himself in at a police station has been re-told by the Welsh rock/folk band Trenchfoot. Private William Jones, of the Royal Welsh Fusiliers, had volunteered for … Continue reading →

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A First World War cyclist with dead geese

Posted on June 22, 2015 by DH

A cyclist of the York and Lancaster regiment carries dead geese on his bicycle. The photo was taken in Italy during the First World War and presumably the soldier would have been well received by his comrades on his return. Roast … Continue reading →

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Thiepval Memorial to be restored

Posted on June 6, 2015 by DH

The Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) has announced plans to restore the Thiepval Memorial to the Missing, prior to the anniversary of the Battle of the Somme in 2016. In particular, the CWGC will be addressing issues with water ingress … Continue reading →

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A Royal Artillery gun on a French road

Posted on June 6, 2015 by DH

An 18-pounder gun team of the Royal Field Artillery turns back onto a road to avoid enemy fire, somewhere near Faverolles, 29 May 1918. It was clearly a hot, dusty day and the gunners were keen to make a retreat.

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British artillerymen at Gallipoli, 1915

Posted on May 8, 2015 by DH

Two 60-pounder (5-inch) guns of 90th Heavy Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery (RGA) prepare for action at Cape Helles, Gallipoli. The gun in the foreground features rudimentary camouflage on its barrel and identification numbers on its carriage. The battery would later … Continue reading →

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An Army Service Corps driver and his truck, 1916

Posted on April 14, 2015 by DH

A soldier of the 34 Auxiliary Patrol Company, 960 Motor Transport Company, Army Service Corps (ASC) stands by his truck in a photograph probably taken in 1916. Although it is an organisation that is often forgotten in the context of … Continue reading →

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Lost VC goes on show in Brighton

Posted on April 14, 2015 by DH

A ‘mislaid’ Victoria Cross has gone on show at the Brighton Museum in Sussex. The medal was awarded posthumously to 42-year-old Major George Godfrey Massy Wheeler of the 7th (Hariana ) Lancers. It was found by museum staff who were searching … Continue reading →

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Exhibition focuses on Dartmoor in WW1

Posted on March 16, 2015 by DH

Dartmoor Life in the First World War is an exhibition that marks the Centenary of the First World War and offers a snapshot of what life was like on the moor in the years 1914-1918. Consequences of the First World War … Continue reading →

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