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Tag Archives: Hampstead
The enemy aliens of 30th Battalion Middlesex Regiment
In 1916 Britain’s Army Council authorised the Middlesex Regiment to form two battalions (the 30th and 31st) formed from recruits who were naturalised British citizens but of enemy alien parentage. Most of the men were of German ancestry and of … Continue reading
Overgrown CWGC memorials in Hampstead Cemetery
A couple of examples of overgrown CWGC headstones in Hampstead Cemetery, London. The two in the foreground commemorate Sapper George Dalton of the Royal Engineers and Guardsman Ernest Kitson of the Grenadier Guards. According to CWGC, Sapper Dalton was 46 … Continue reading
Posted in Soldiers of the Great War
Tagged Edmonton, Grenadier Guards, Hampstead, Royal Engineers
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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
Training with the 2/19th London Regiment
‘The first attempts at route marching were round the outer circle in Regent’s Park and even this proved too much for some. Colonel Christie had always been a great believer in the efficacy of singing on the march, so much … Continue reading
Posted in Events
Tagged 1914, Captain FW Eames, Hampstead, London Regiment, Regent's Park, St Pancras, Training
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First World War Centenary, 1914-1918 