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Category Archives: Soldiers of the Great War
Home-town recognition for sub-lieut Rex Warneford, VC
The British government has decided an Indian-born Victoria Cross winner will, after all, be granted a memorial plaque in his home town of Exmouth, Devon. Royal Navy sub lieutenant Rex Warneford was awarded the VC, aged 23, when he shot … Continue reading
Historian traces soldiers of Derbyshire and Yorkshire
An amateur historian has researched the lives and war records of hundreds of Yorkshire and Derbyshire men who fought and died in two world wars. The Sheffield Star reports how 45-year-old accountant Simon Goodwin has spent the past four years … Continue reading
World War I trenches restored at Berkhamsted
Trenches used for training World War I troops at Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, have been mapped and partially restored. The Hemel Gazette reports the trenches were used by more than 14,000 troops from the Inns of Court Officers’ Training Corps that prepared … Continue reading
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Tagged AONB, archeology, Berkhamsted, Chilterns, common, Hertfordshire, Inns of Court OTC, Kitchener's Field, Northchurch trenches, Training, trenches
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War as a great game in 1915
‘I stood with Maynard Greville on the stone terrace outside the School House studies at Oundle in the spring of 1915. ‘I vote we chuck all this at the end of term and join up,’ said he. ‘Wouldn’t it be … Continue reading
Memorial to Christmas Truce footballers
In December 1914 the field behind the cross contained a crop of turnips, but that didn’t stop men of the German and British armies playing football between their front lines. The author Henry Williamson, who served with the London Rifle … Continue reading
A campaign has been launched to commemorate VC winner Private Samuel Harvey in his adopted home town of Ipswich. Private Harvey, of 1st Battalion, York and Lancaster Regiment, won his medal at the Battle of Loos in 1915. An account … Continue reading
Lieutenant Maurice Dease VC
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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Tagged 1914, Maurice Dease, Mons, Royal Fusiliers, Sidney Godley
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Private Felix Henry Knell, Royal Fusiliers
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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Tagged 1918, Kent, Royal Fusiliers, Soldiers of the Great War
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Derry Journal tells tale of soldier shot at dawn
The Derry Journal reports how a 19-year-old soldier from the Inniskilling Fusiliers was shot at dawn and how an officer refused to be involved with the execution. The newspaper also states that Private Robert Hope was shot for desertion in … Continue reading
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Tagged Derry, Inniskilling Fusiliers, Ireland, news, Robert Hope, Shot at dawn
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First World War Centenary, 1914-1918 