Tag Archives: 1915

Auction beckons for Rolls-Royce that served as World War I dental surgery

Posted on June 30, 2013 by DH

A 1913 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost that was used as a mobile dental surgery during the World War I will join be on show at auction house Bonhams‘ Goodwood Festival of Speed Sale on Friday 12 July. The 1913 Rolls-Royce 45/50hp … Continue reading →

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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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WWI shinty players remembered at Scotland’s Blas Festival

Posted on June 4, 2013 by DH

Shinty’s Heroes, a play that commemorates sportsmen who played shinty and who were killed in World War I, will be part of September’s Blas festival 2013 at the Nevis Centre in Fort William. The Herald reports that the show will … Continue reading →

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Captain Hugh Brodie, 6th Battalion, East Kent Regiment

Posted on May 16, 2013 by DH

Captain Hugh Brodie is another World War I officer commemorated on a family grave in Hampstead Cemetery, London. He was killed on 13 October 1915 while serving with 6th Battalion, the East Kent Regiment. He is also commemorated on the … Continue reading →

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Interest in ANZAC Day grows in France

Posted on April 25, 2013 by DH

ANZAC Day, held every year on 25 April, and commemorating the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps’ (ANZAC) 1915 landing at Gallipoli, has an increasing resonance in France, reports France 24. More than 8,700 Australians died at Gallipoli, along with … Continue reading →

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Islington memorial to Finsbury Rifles – 11th London Regiment

Posted on March 19, 2013 by DH

Just south of Angel Underground station in Islington is the Finsbury war memorial. Depicting a winged victory, who looks somehow 1920s in dress and shape, holding a laurel wreath, it has four panels at its base. One of these depicts … Continue reading →

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Turkish plan to find missing soldiers of Gallipoli

Posted on March 15, 2013 by DH

The geophysical engineering department at Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University’s (COMU) faculty of engineering, the Turkish Ministry of Forestry and Water Affairs and the Gallipoli Historical National Park Directorate are attempting to find the last resting places of soldiers killed at … Continue reading →

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The remains of British soldiers could be disturbed if a plan to build a wind farm on the site of the Loos battlefield goes ahead. The Daily Mirror reports that Energy firm InnoVent wants to build 10 turbines on the … Continue reading →

Posted on March 13, 2013 by DH | Leave a comment

Hessett war memorial, Suffolk

Posted on February 25, 2013 by DH

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 →

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Footballer and First World War VC winner Donald Bell

Posted on February 24, 2013 by DH

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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