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Category Archives: Soldiers of the Great War
Lost AA Milne WW1 poem rediscovered
A previously unknown poem by Winnie the Pooh author AA Milne has been rediscovered in archives at the Tank Museum in Dorset. This poem, which was used to raise awareness of Tank Corps soldiers who were prisoners of war, was … Continue reading
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Tagged AA Milne, news, Tank Museum Dorset, Tank Regiment, Tanks, UK News, World War 1, WW1 propaganda
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British soldiers recovered from Somme battlefield
Two British soldiers will be reburied at 11AM on 19 October at the Albert Communal Cemetery Extension in France. The pair were part of a group of eight men from the 10th Battalion, Essex Regiment who were killed following the explosion … Continue reading
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Tagged 1915, CWGC, Essex Regiment, La Boisselle, news, Somme, UK News
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Lost Cambrai tank reveals its secrets
In 20 November 1917, during the Battle of Cambrai, a British tank nicknamed ‘Deborah’ was hit by a shell from a German field gun and came to a grinding halt. Five of her crew were killed and the remainder were … Continue reading
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Tagged 1914, 1917, Battle of Cambrai, Centenary of the First World War, Frank Heap, news, Tank Corps, Tank Deborah, UK News, WW1
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Historian identifies missing sailor from Battle of Jutland
Researchers have identified a missing British sailor who lost his life in the Battle of Jutland in 1916. Able seaman Harry Gasson from Hastings in Sussex served as an able seaman on board HMS Castor and was one of 10 … Continue reading
Appeal launched to find remains of VC winner of Vimy Ridge
The remains of a VC winner and those of more than 40 of his comrades may have been discovered close to the Canadian Memorial at Vimy Ridge in France. The Battle of Vimy Ridge took place in April 1917 and … Continue reading
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Tagged Canada, Centenary of the First World War, news, VC, Vimy Ridge, William Milne VC, WW1
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Lawrence of Arabia map for sale at Sotheby’s
A map drawn by First World War desert commander TE Lawrence will go on sale at Sotheby’s in London on 4 November 2014. The hand-drawn map shows an area of Saudi Arabia that Lawrence and his men crossed in May … Continue reading
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Tagged 1917, Aqaba, Arab Revolt, First World War Centenary, Lawrence of Arabia, map, sale, Sotheby's, World War I, WW1
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Shot at dawn pamphlet published online
A campaigning contemporary pamphlet, designed to draw attention to the British army’s relatively common and often arbitrary use of the death penalty, has been made available online. Entitled Shootings at Dawn and written by Ernest Thurtle MP, it uses extracts … Continue reading
WW1 Tank Corps VC winner saved trapped crew
In 1914 20-year-old Cecil Sewell was an articled clerk at his father’s law firm in Greenwich, London. At the outbreak of war he joined the Royal West Kent Regiment. In 1916 he signed up with the newly established Tank Corps, … Continue reading
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The Royal Guernsey Light Infantry in WW1
The Royal Guernsey Light Infantry was one of the lesser known British units of the First World War. It was established comparatively late in the conflict, in December 1916, with its recruits training initially on Guernsey and later in Kent. … Continue reading
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Recognition for Channel Islander killed during retreat from Mons
A Jersey housing development is to be named after the first Channel Islander to be killed in the First World War. Captain EFV (Victor) Briard was 25 when he was killed in action on 24 August 1914 during the retreat … Continue reading
First World War Centenary, 1914-1918 