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Tag Archives: 1916
Second lieutenant Robert Butler Nivison, 21st KRRC
Walking through Hampstead Cemetery in London this week I saw a memorial to Sir Robert Nivison, 1st Baron Glendyne of Sanduhan, his wife Jane and their son, Robert Butler. Sir Robert Nivison was a well-known banker and stockbroker, whose company, … Continue reading
Posted in News, Soldiers of the Great War, World War I memoirs
Tagged 1916, 21st KRRC, Anthony Eden, Coldstream Guards, Flers, Hampstead, London, missing, Nivison, officers, Soldiers of the Great War, Thiepval, Yeoman Rifles
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A commanding officer who fell while leading his men on 1 July 1916
Lieutenant colonel William Lyle was one of the most senior British officers killed on the first day of the Battle of the Somme – 1 July 1916. He was commanding the 23rd Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers (4th Tyneside Scottish) which suffered … Continue reading
World War I losses link French and English villages
The inhabitants of the French village of Fromelles have decided to start an association to create links with the Buckinghamshire village of the Lee. Newspaper La Voix du Nord Nine reports that nine soldiers from the Lee died in the … Continue reading
World War I artillery guns found on Salisbury Plain
Historians searching for the wreckage of a World War II German aircraft have discovered the remains of two World War I 15-pounder field guns. The guns were probably used as targets during World War II training exercises. The Daily Mail … Continue reading
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Tagged 1916, archeology, field guns, Firepower, HAC, ranges, Royal Artillery, Salisbury Plain, Training
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Hislop and Palin join forces on Wipers Times film
Michael Palin is to star in a BBC Two film about a satirical magazine published during World War I, reports chortle.co.uk. The film, The Wipers Times, has been written by Ian Hislop and Nick Newman and is based on the … Continue reading
Posted in Events
Tagged 1916, Ballywalter estate, films, Ian Hislop, Michael Palin, news, Sherwood Forresters, Somme, Wipers Times, Ypres
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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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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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First World War Centenary, 1914-1918 