Ian Kikuchi
@curatorian.bsky.social
Historian & curator - history of war, conflict and IWM collections, with digressions into #judo and #videogames. 日本語を勉強している。Posts are personal views.
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Ian Kikuchi
@curatorian.bsky.social
· Nov 6
Starting a thread (or possibly a thread of threads) to capture things I post from time to time.
Always amazed at the amount of research that can be done entirely online these days. A thread: 🧵
I was looking at a piece of digitised archive film (IWM AYY / www.iwm.org.uk/collections/...) which includes these shots showing a ship transporting British soldiers to France in 1939:
I was looking at a piece of digitised archive film (IWM AYY / www.iwm.org.uk/collections/...) which includes these shots showing a ship transporting British soldiers to France in 1939:
November 11, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Always amazed at the amount of research that can be done entirely online these days. A thread: 🧵
I was looking at a piece of digitised archive film (IWM AYY / www.iwm.org.uk/collections/...) which includes these shots showing a ship transporting British soldiers to France in 1939:
I was looking at a piece of digitised archive film (IWM AYY / www.iwm.org.uk/collections/...) which includes these shots showing a ship transporting British soldiers to France in 1939:
Everyone seems to be talking about #Bond, so here's my contribution to the Discourse; a cool and dangerous little gadget.
Came across this the other day, thought the #scalemodel -ers who follow me might enjoy. November 1946 - Sapper J Bond of the Royal Engineers shows off a remote-controlled model Churchill tank he's built. The model has working gears and can even fire live .22-calibre round from its gun barrel.
November 11, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Everyone seems to be talking about #Bond, so here's my contribution to the Discourse; a cool and dangerous little gadget.
Reposted by Ian Kikuchi
Today in 1918, at 9:30 am, 2nd Lt Paterson sends this message to the company commanders of the Artist's Rifles, a British infantry battalion on the frontline. 'Hostilities will cease at 11am today. Form up and march back...at once. Do not forget to bring the cookers with you' #ArmisticeDay #WW1 #FWW
November 11, 2024 at 9:23 AM
Today in 1918, at 9:30 am, 2nd Lt Paterson sends this message to the company commanders of the Artist's Rifles, a British infantry battalion on the frontline. 'Hostilities will cease at 11am today. Form up and march back...at once. Do not forget to bring the cookers with you' #ArmisticeDay #WW1 #FWW
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Saw this thread from Jamie and was reminded of this sequence - a Warwick Mk I does a bit of camera plane tail-chasing against the setting sun in this footage from the RAF Film Production Unit, filmed in 1944.
Film: IWM ARY 7-34 (excerpt) / www.iwm.org.uk/collections/...
Film: IWM ARY 7-34 (excerpt) / www.iwm.org.uk/collections/...
November 10, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Saw this thread from Jamie and was reminded of this sequence - a Warwick Mk I does a bit of camera plane tail-chasing against the setting sun in this footage from the RAF Film Production Unit, filmed in 1944.
Film: IWM ARY 7-34 (excerpt) / www.iwm.org.uk/collections/...
Film: IWM ARY 7-34 (excerpt) / www.iwm.org.uk/collections/...
Saw this thread from Jamie and was reminded of this sequence - a Warwick Mk I does a bit of camera plane tail-chasing against the setting sun in this footage from the RAF Film Production Unit, filmed in 1944.
Film: IWM ARY 7-34 (excerpt) / www.iwm.org.uk/collections/...
Film: IWM ARY 7-34 (excerpt) / www.iwm.org.uk/collections/...
November 10, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Saw this thread from Jamie and was reminded of this sequence - a Warwick Mk I does a bit of camera plane tail-chasing against the setting sun in this footage from the RAF Film Production Unit, filmed in 1944.
Film: IWM ARY 7-34 (excerpt) / www.iwm.org.uk/collections/...
Film: IWM ARY 7-34 (excerpt) / www.iwm.org.uk/collections/...
Eye very much caught by this photo. Coincidentally a reminder why accessible gallery design really matters.
A terminal patient contemplates Rembrandt paintings at the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, one final time. March 2015.
Photo credit: St. Ambulance Wens.
Photo credit: St. Ambulance Wens.
November 9, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Eye very much caught by this photo. Coincidentally a reminder why accessible gallery design really matters.
I've been assisting in a small way with this exhibition, so it's good to see this preview. Can't wait to see the show when it's ready.
www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...
www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...
Groundbreaking British Museum show set to challenge samurai myths
Exclusive: Exhibition will reveal complex reality, featuring women and artistic creations, beyond armour-clad warriors
www.theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 6:26 PM
I've been assisting in a small way with this exhibition, so it's good to see this preview. Can't wait to see the show when it's ready.
www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...
www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...
Won't be observing the two-minute silence for #RemembranceSunday due to life happening, but it's on my mind.
November 9, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Won't be observing the two-minute silence for #RemembranceSunday due to life happening, but it's on my mind.
How utterly grim.
Two panels commemorating the contribution of Black American soldiers towards the liberation of the Netherlands in World War Two have been quietly removed from a cemetery in Limburg. It follows a complaint by right-wing think tank The Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission.
November 9, 2025 at 8:47 AM
How utterly grim.
Just going to amuse myself with this for a bit.
November 8, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Just going to amuse myself with this for a bit.
Reposted by Ian Kikuchi
November 7, 2025 at 7:25 AM
Reposted by Ian Kikuchi
Joe Marler vs Gravity <3 #CelebrityTraitors
November 6, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Joe Marler vs Gravity <3 #CelebrityTraitors
Joe Marler coming to the roundtable lookin like Bane from The Dark Knight Rises. #CelebrityTraitors
a man is wearing a mask and holding a gun
ALT: a man is wearing a mask and holding a gun
media.tenor.com
November 6, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Joe Marler coming to the roundtable lookin like Bane from The Dark Knight Rises. #CelebrityTraitors
People are taking the piss out of this, but I was intrigued by the Polish marking. Turns out it's an acknowledgment by the local community of three Polish squadrons who flew from a local RAF base, 22 of whom died in service and 6 of whom are buried locally. I think the mockery is uncalled for.
www.yoursouthport.com/blog/life-si...
In Flanders Fields, the crochet grows...
The "sip...bloody hell" meme isn't strong enough here.
In Flanders Fields, the crochet grows...
The "sip...bloody hell" meme isn't strong enough here.
November 6, 2025 at 10:45 AM
People are taking the piss out of this, but I was intrigued by the Polish marking. Turns out it's an acknowledgment by the local community of three Polish squadrons who flew from a local RAF base, 22 of whom died in service and 6 of whom are buried locally. I think the mockery is uncalled for.
It's actually simpler than this:
Q: Would an ignorant journalist refer to you as 'dusty'?
[YES]
A: You're an archive.
Q: Would an ignorant journalist refer to you as 'dusty'?
[YES]
A: You're an archive.
Hoping this helps our colleagues across the industry
November 5, 2025 at 6:36 PM
It's actually simpler than this:
Q: Would an ignorant journalist refer to you as 'dusty'?
[YES]
A: You're an archive.
Q: Would an ignorant journalist refer to you as 'dusty'?
[YES]
A: You're an archive.
Fireworks night. Distant thumps like the T-rex footsteps in Jurassic Park.
two cups of water are on a table in the dark
ALT: two cups of water are on a table in the dark
media.tenor.com
November 5, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Fireworks night. Distant thumps like the T-rex footsteps in Jurassic Park.
As one of my friends will shortly be fighting in the IJF Veterans World Championships, a bit of #judo spam.
www.youtube.com/shorts/OFFuR...
www.youtube.com/shorts/OFFuR...
Veterans following the gentle way! 🥋
YouTube video by International Judo Federation
www.youtube.com
November 5, 2025 at 12:48 PM
As one of my friends will shortly be fighting in the IJF Veterans World Championships, a bit of #judo spam.
www.youtube.com/shorts/OFFuR...
www.youtube.com/shorts/OFFuR...
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Today in 1939, during the 'Phoney War' period of the Second World War, two British soldiers pay their respects to a casualty of the First World War, at an Imperial War Graves Commission cemetery in France. #WW2 #WW1 #History
Photo: Geoffrey Keating IWM O 207 / www.iwm.org.uk/collections/...
Photo: Geoffrey Keating IWM O 207 / www.iwm.org.uk/collections/...
November 5, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Today in 1939, during the 'Phoney War' period of the Second World War, two British soldiers pay their respects to a casualty of the First World War, at an Imperial War Graves Commission cemetery in France. #WW2 #WW1 #History
Photo: Geoffrey Keating IWM O 207 / www.iwm.org.uk/collections/...
Photo: Geoffrey Keating IWM O 207 / www.iwm.org.uk/collections/...
Send him the bill for flags already removed.
'A man who put up more than 100 flags around a North Yorkshire market town has been told he will be charged a £38 removal fee per flag if he puts up any more.'
'A man who put up more than 100 flags around a North Yorkshire market town has been told he will be charged a £38 removal fee per flag if he puts up any more.'
Man putting up more than 100 flags told he will be charged for each one removed
A man who put up more than 100 flags around a North Yorkshire market town has been told he will be charged a £38 removal fee per flag if he puts up…
www.yorkpress.co.uk
November 4, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Send him the bill for flags already removed.
'A man who put up more than 100 flags around a North Yorkshire market town has been told he will be charged a £38 removal fee per flag if he puts up any more.'
'A man who put up more than 100 flags around a North Yorkshire market town has been told he will be charged a £38 removal fee per flag if he puts up any more.'
Petition for James to post one of these every hour, until, say, Christmas.
November 4, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Petition for James to post one of these every hour, until, say, Christmas.
Frankly astonished he lived that long.
November 4, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Frankly astonished he lived that long.
Today in 1939 British and French army officers (and a few local children) watch a demonstration by French SOMUA S35 tanks, probably near Dieppe, in footage recently digitised by the Imperial War Museum.
#filmcataloguing #history #OTD #WW2
Full film: IWM AYY 5-5 / www.iwm.org.uk/collections/...
#filmcataloguing #history #OTD #WW2
Full film: IWM AYY 5-5 / www.iwm.org.uk/collections/...
November 4, 2025 at 7:31 AM
Today in 1939 British and French army officers (and a few local children) watch a demonstration by French SOMUA S35 tanks, probably near Dieppe, in footage recently digitised by the Imperial War Museum.
#filmcataloguing #history #OTD #WW2
Full film: IWM AYY 5-5 / www.iwm.org.uk/collections/...
#filmcataloguing #history #OTD #WW2
Full film: IWM AYY 5-5 / www.iwm.org.uk/collections/...
Alan's excerpt makes me think of this - a painting of Montgomery's head, more than half a metre wide, painted by Archibald Ireson, the mayor of Stamford, and displayed in a local cinema to promote a War Savings campaign.
Image: IWM EPH 1409 / www.iwm.org.uk/collections/...
Image: IWM EPH 1409 / www.iwm.org.uk/collections/...
November 3, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Alan's excerpt makes me think of this - a painting of Montgomery's head, more than half a metre wide, painted by Archibald Ireson, the mayor of Stamford, and displayed in a local cinema to promote a War Savings campaign.
Image: IWM EPH 1409 / www.iwm.org.uk/collections/...
Image: IWM EPH 1409 / www.iwm.org.uk/collections/...
