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Category Archives: Soldiers of the Great War
Auction house Bonhams to sell Conan Doyle manuscript
The signed manuscript of a patriotic poem by the creator of Sherlock Holmes, Sir Arthur Conon Doyle, is to be sold in Part I of the Roy Davids Collection III: Poetry: Poetical Manuscripts and Portraits of Poets at auction house … Continue reading
Recollections of the British front line on 21 March 1918
A private of the North Staffordshire regiment describes his experience on 21 March 1918, the first day of the German offensive, Operation Michael. ‘There seemed to be thousands of Jerries swarming down the slopes behind us and we retired to … Continue reading
Relatives of soldier and nurse brought together at IWM North
The Manchester Evening News reports the moving story of sister Edith Appleton and private Charles Kerr, of the 17th Battalion Manchester Regiment. Sister Appleton kept a journal focused on what she witnessed during five years on the Western Front and … Continue reading
Kings Liverpool Regiment soldier reinterred in Swinton
A First World war soldier from Swinton, Lancashire, has been reinterred, after his original burial site was scheduled to become the site of a supermarket. Private Wilbraham Lomax Blears (23) of 13th Battalion the Kings Liverpool Regiment died from the … Continue reading
Hessett war memorial, Suffolk
St Ethelbert’s church in Hessett, Suffolk, dates back to the 15th century and is famous for its medieval wallpaintings. Outside the church is a war memorial for the First World War with 14 names on it. Seven of these fell … Continue reading
Posted in Soldiers of the Great War
Tagged 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918, casualties, France, Gallipoli, Hessett, HMS Cressy, Kings Royal Rifle Corps, memorials, Royal Navy, Suffolk, Suffolk Regiment, TA
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The effect of a shellburst as seen by a First World War soldier
A First World War soldier reflects on his first experience of shellfire. ‘And was I panic stricken? No. Not in the least. It would be hard to analyse my feelings as I gazed at the ugly brown hole in the … Continue reading
Posted in Soldiers of the Great War, World War I memoirs
Tagged Artists' Rifles, London Regiment, shelling
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Footballer and First World War VC winner Donald Bell
Second Lieutenant Donald Simpson Bell was the only professional footballer to be awarded the Victoria Cross in the First World War. A native of Harrogate, Yorkshire, he trained as a teacher at Westminster College, London, and was appointed assistant master … Continue reading
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Tagged 1914, 1915, 1916, auction, Bradford Park Avenue, Donald Bell, football, Gordon Dump, Green Howards, Harrogate, Somme, Spink, sport, VC, Yorkshire Regiment
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Portsmouth Naval Memorial shines light on Scottish rugby legend
His Royal Highness the Duke of Kent will be visiting the Portsmouth Naval Memorial and Southampton (Hollybrook) Cemetery on 19 February to unveil the latest information panels put in place by the CWGC. The panels carry information about the site … Continue reading
Scunthorpe war memorial uncovered after 50 years
A First World War memorial that had been stored for 50 years at Scunthorpe’s Old Brumby United Church (formerly St Mark’s Methodist Church) is to be rededicated on 3 March. Website This is Scunthorpe reports that relatives of any of those … Continue reading
First World War Centenary, 1914-1918 