Tag Archives: Soldiers of the Great War

Leicestershire Regiment photos at WW1tigers.com

Posted on March 17, 2013 by DH

Website ww1tigers.com brings together a fascinating collection of images of soldiers from the Leicestershire Regiment. The site states that it is dedicated to the memory of the 7,028 soldiers of the regiment who died in World War I. Its aim … 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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Relatives of soldier and nurse brought together at IWM North

Posted on March 11, 2013 by DH

The Manchester Evening News reports the moving story of sister Edith Appleton and private Charles Kerr, of the 17th Battalion Manchester Regiment. Sister Appleton kept a journal focused on what she witnessed during five years on the Western Front and … Continue reading →

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Joining ‘The Mutton Lancers’ in 1914

Posted on January 20, 2013 by DH

‘I see from my discharge papers that I enlisted on 27 August 1914. As I was born on 26 January 1898, it follows that I was sixteen years and seven months old. ‘The Battle of Mons had just been fought, … Continue reading →

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Lieutenant Herman Sim

Posted on January 8, 2013 by DH

Lieutenant Herman Alexander Coysgarne Sim Lieutenant 2nd Battalion, The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) Killed in action, 9 May 1915 Age 27. Buried at Rye-Petillon Cemetery, Fleurbaix, France Herman Sim was born in Middlesex in 1888. According to the 1911 census he … Continue reading →

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