Category Archives: News

World War I model soldiers from Tommys War

Posted on June 27, 2013 by DH

Tommys War is an, as yet small, range of model figures dedicated to World War I subjects. What’s striking is the humanity of the poses, their level of detail and the linking of model figures to particular moments of World … Continue reading →

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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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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

Mansfield appeal for Trent to Trenches exhibition

Posted on May 13, 2013 by DH

People in Nottinghamshire are being asked to bring objects and heirlooms related to World War I to Mansfield Library on Sunday 19th May from 11am – 3pm. The Mansfield Chad reports that Nottinghamshire Council is looking to collect items such as … Continue reading →

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Second lieutenant Robert Butler Nivison, 21st KRRC

Posted on May 10, 2013 by DH

Walking through Hampstead Cemetery in London this week I saw a memorial to Sir Robert Nivison, 1st Baron Glendyne of Sanduhan, his wife Jane and their son, Robert Butler. Sir Robert Nivison was a well-known banker and stockbroker, whose company, … Continue reading →

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London’s Cenotaph in £60,000 restoration

Posted on May 5, 2013 by DH

The Cenotaph in London is due to undergo restoration prior to the centenary of the outbreak of the First World War. The monument is one of hundreds being cleaned and repaired in readiness for the anniversary next year. The Daily … Continue reading →

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Stolen World War I medals: County of London Yeomanry

Posted on May 3, 2013 by DH

Leicestershire newspaper The Harborough Mail today reports the theft of three World War I medals – presumably similar to the above. The medals were stolen from a canal boat in Theddingworth between 6am and 6pm on Saturday 27 April. From … Continue reading →

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Film tells of fight for Doughboy memorial in Washington

Posted on April 30, 2013 by DH

US newspaper the Intelligencer reports how a documentary film about the last American veteran of World War I, Frank Buckles, highlights his fight for a memorial to his comrades on the National Mall in Washington, DC. The unfinished film, Pershing’s Last … Continue reading →

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Artists’ Rifles HQ in Euston, London

Posted on April 25, 2013 by DH

The former HQ of the Artists’ Rifles still stands at 17 Duke’s Road in London, close to Euston station. It is easy to walk past it without noticing that, above the doorway, is a rendition of the regimental badge and … Continue reading →

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Australian sniper Billy Sing remembered

Posted on April 22, 2013 by DH

Billy Sing was known as ‘The Gallipoli Sniper’ and is said to have killed 300 men during World War I, reports Adelaide Now. The newspaper suggests Sing claimed he never lost sleep over the men he shot, but died in … Continue reading →

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