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Missing Irish infantryman to be buried as ‘unknown soldier’

Posted on January 15, 2015 by DH

An Irish-born infantryman, killed in 1914, will be buried as an unknown soldier, after attempts to trace his relatives failed. Researchers believe they have found the remains of private James Rowan of 2nd Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers, who was originally from County … Continue reading →

Posted in Events | Tagged 1914-1918, Belgium, First World War Centenary, Lancashire Fusiliers, Ploegsteert, Private James Rowan, Prowse Point, WW1 | Leave a comment

Hobbit author JRR Tolkien’s WW1 revolver on show

Posted on December 19, 2013 by DH

A revolver owned by scholar and writer JRR Tolkien during his World War I service has gone on show at Imperial War Museum North, in Manchester, as part of the preliminaries of its commemoration of the Centenary. Tolkien served as … Continue reading →

Posted in Events, News, Soldiers of the Great War | Tagged 11th Battalion, Battle of the Somme 1916, Centenary of World War I, events, Frodo Baggins, Graham Boxer, IWM North, JRR Tolkien and World War I, Lancashire Fusiliers, news, Sam Gamgee, The Hobbit, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, The Lord of the Rings, The Silmarillion, Webley Mk VI | Leave a comment

Tag Archives: Lancashire Fusiliers

Missing Irish infantryman to be buried as ‘unknown soldier’

Hobbit author JRR Tolkien’s WW1 revolver on show

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