Tag Archives: 1915

Letter home tells of dangers of Ypres in 1915

Posted on November 29, 2013 by DH

A letter home from lieutenant Hugh Butterworth of the 9th Battalion, Rifle Brigade. In it, he displays a characteristic joviality and dry wit despite the dangers of his situation. Trenches Sunday, June 20th, 1915. 3.15am What a night! We left … Continue reading →

Posted in Events | Tagged 1915, Belgium, centenary, Hugh Butterworth, memoirs, Rifle Brigade, Soldiers of the Great War, World War I language, World War I letters, Ypres | Leave a comment

Lieutenant Gerald David Lomax, Welch Regiment

Posted on November 16, 2013 by DH

Second Lieutenant David Lomax is commemorated on a brass plaque at St Marylebone Church, London NW1. It mentions that he was attached to the 2nd Battalion, Royal Berkshire Regiment, when he was mortally wounded at Fromelles in May 1915. It also … Continue reading →

Posted in Soldiers of the Great War | Tagged 1915, 229 Squadron, Captain David Alexander Napier Lomax, France, Fromelles, hospital barge, Lieutenant David Lomax, London, Manorbier, Marlborough College WW1, Peter Lomax, RAF, River Lys, Royal Berkshire Regiment, Soldiers of the Great War, St Marylebone Church, Stephen Cooper, The Final Whistle, Welch Regiment | Leave a comment

Northampton soldiers honoured by local newspaper

Posted on November 14, 2013 by DH

The Northampton Herald and Post has published a list of five famous World War I soldiers from the town. Lieutenant Walter Tull was the first black officer in the British Army. From 1911-1914 he played 111 matches for Northampton Town … Continue reading →

Posted in Events | Tagged 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918, Arras Memorial to the Missing, Belgium, Captain Anketell Read VC, Captain Thomas Colyer-Fergusson, Footballers in World War I, France, German Spring offensive, Lance-Corporal Allan Lewis, Lieutenant Walter Tull, Middlesex Regiment, Northampton, Northamptonshire Regiment, Ronssoy, Sergeant William Boulter VC | Leave a comment

Queen Victoria’s Rifles HQ, 56 Davies Street, London

Posted on November 13, 2013 by DH

The badge of the Queen Victoria’s Rifles provides a reminder of World War I in one of London’s most well-heeled districts. It adorns the wall of 56 Davies Street, where the unit (officially the 9th County of London Battalion) was … Continue reading →

Posted in News, Soldiers of the Great War | Tagged 1914, 1915, 9th County of London Battalion, Belgium, Bethnal Green, Davies Street, France, Hackney, Harrow School, Hill 60, lieutenant Geoffrey Wooley, London, Queen Victoria's Rifles, Royal Army Chaplains' Department, VC, Victoria Cross, WWI Centenary, Ypres | 6 Comments

Remembering a Seaforth Highlander of World War I

Posted on November 10, 2013 by DH

Corporal John MacKenzie of the Seaforth Highlanders was killed in action in Belgium on 1 August 1917. His descendants say the 20-year-old from Sutherland had been awarded the Military Medal four months earlier and have letters written by his officers … Continue reading →

Posted in Events | Tagged 1915, 1917, Belgium, bombardment, Corporal John MacKenzie, news, Ross-shire, Scotland in World War I, Seaforth Highlanders, Sergeant Thomas Fraser, Soldiers of the Great War, Sutherland, Tyne Cot Memorial to the Missing | Leave a comment

Tour de France route 2014 includes World War I sites

Posted on October 23, 2013 by DH

Tour de France organisers have announced a four-country route for the 2014 event, starting in England and featuring stretches in the north and east of France to commemorate the Centenary of World War I. Belgium and Spain will be the … Continue reading →

Posted in Events, News | Tagged 1914, 1915, 1917, 2014, centenary, cycling, Francois Faber, Lucien Petit-Breton, Octave Lapize, route, Tour de France | Leave a comment

Prophetic note to John Buchan’s Greenmantle

Posted on October 20, 2013 by DH

This afternoon’s torrential downpour in London saw me safely ensconced in my library. With its leather armchair, wood panelling and green shaded lamp, it does look slightly as though it could have been the setting for a scene from a … Continue reading →

Posted in Events | Tagged 1915, books, Greenmantle, Islam, jihad, John Buchan, Koran, Middle East, Richard Hannay | Leave a comment

Women’s drinking caused outcry during World War I

Posted on September 30, 2013 by DH

While the men of Britain were marching off to the front line and an uncertain future, some of the country’s women were hitting the bottle. The Daily Mirror reports that women’s drinking was deemed to be shocking that the very … Continue reading →

Posted in Events | Tagged 1915, 1916, centenary, drinking, Manchester Evening News, morals, pubs, Women | Leave a comment

Egypt-born VC winner to receive Manchester commemoration

Posted on September 24, 2013 by DH

Sergeant Issy Smith, an Egypt-born Victoria Cross winner, will be commemorated in his adopted home city of Manchester, following a campaign by the Association of Jewish Ex-Servicemen and Women (Ajex). The government plans to commemorate all the British-born VC winners … Continue reading →

Posted in Events | Tagged 1915, AJEX, Australia, awards, centenary, Egypt, Issy Smith, Manchester Regiment, VC, Ypres | 3 Comments

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 →

Posted on September 20, 2013 by DH | Leave a comment