Steve Marsdin
@stevemarsdin.bsky.social
I’m interested in WW1, particularly the Battle of the Frontiers (22/08/1914) and am a member of the Great War Group and Western Front Association. Outside of military history I like cycling and rugby
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'Don't worry about me, mother!'. Colin McIver, aged 20, 5 January 1944, Cassino War Cemetery.
January 5, 2026 at 8:01 AM
'Don't worry about me, mother!'. Colin McIver, aged 20, 5 January 1944, Cassino War Cemetery.
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Sapper Charles Dennis Swann served with 575 Army Troops Company, Royal Engineers. Originally from Roundhay, Leeds, he is one of only two WW2 soldiers buried in Portugal.
📍Lisbon (St George) British Churchyard 🇵🇹
📍Lisbon (St George) British Churchyard 🇵🇹
January 2, 2026 at 1:34 PM
Sapper Charles Dennis Swann served with 575 Army Troops Company, Royal Engineers. Originally from Roundhay, Leeds, he is one of only two WW2 soldiers buried in Portugal.
📍Lisbon (St George) British Churchyard 🇵🇹
📍Lisbon (St George) British Churchyard 🇵🇹
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On 2nd January 1941 7 RTR was making its final preparations for the attack into Bardia. At 1800hrs the tanks formed up in close column to advance to the forward assembly area after dark.
SQMS Charles Hill 9 RTR died on 2nd January 1941 and is buried in Newcastle.
SQMS Charles Hill 9 RTR died on 2nd January 1941 and is buried in Newcastle.
January 2, 2026 at 8:36 AM
On 2nd January 1941 7 RTR was making its final preparations for the attack into Bardia. At 1800hrs the tanks formed up in close column to advance to the forward assembly area after dark.
SQMS Charles Hill 9 RTR died on 2nd January 1941 and is buried in Newcastle.
SQMS Charles Hill 9 RTR died on 2nd January 1941 and is buried in Newcastle.
Gordon Flowerdew chose to serve his country when the First World War began.
In March 1918, with the Lord Strathcona's Horse, he led his men in what was called The Last Great Cavalry Charge, giving his life and earning the Victoria Cross in the process.
This is his story.
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In March 1918, with the Lord Strathcona's Horse, he led his men in what was called The Last Great Cavalry Charge, giving his life and earning the Victoria Cross in the process.
This is his story.
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January 2, 2026 at 9:40 PM
#1GM Fernand Lévy (1887-1930)
Le 9 mai 1915, un éclat d’obus atteint sa tête et scelle son destin : il restera aveugle à vie.
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Le 9 mai 1915, un éclat d’obus atteint sa tête et scelle son destin : il restera aveugle à vie.
amphitrite33.canalblog.com/2025/12/fern...
January 2, 2026 at 9:26 PM
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Nurse that hangover with this on low volume! From travelling surgeons, to faith healers and snake oil merchants. Alanna Skuse takes @alexchurchill.bsky.social & @boneyabroad.com into the bustling medical marketplace of Renaissance England...
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January 1, 2026 at 5:02 PM
Nurse that hangover with this on low volume! From travelling surgeons, to faith healers and snake oil merchants. Alanna Skuse takes @alexchurchill.bsky.social & @boneyabroad.com into the bustling medical marketplace of Renaissance England...
TV: tinyurl.com/45dxf4ut
Headphones tinyurl.com/yc847v3r
TV: tinyurl.com/45dxf4ut
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Starting off 2026 w/ a great story told by my friend Michel Gravel. Grab a cuppa, settle in, and watch a fascinating and rather uplifting story from the First World War.
This one is about the civilians in a small town in France in September 1918. Really heartfelt tale.
youtu.be/JoclmDJcsaw?...
This one is about the civilians in a small town in France in September 1918. Really heartfelt tale.
youtu.be/JoclmDJcsaw?...
The Liberation of Écourt-St. Quentin, September 1918
YouTube video by Battles of the First World War Podcast
youtu.be
January 2, 2026 at 9:11 PM
As a Xmas present, here’s a FREE article of photos I forgot I owned when we were putting together the plate section for Ring of Fire 🤦🏼♀️ @pikegrey1418.bsky.social
FREE PHOTO ARTICLE: Summer, 1914
Ages ago, I bought this amazing, huge format book full of images of the opening weeks of the First World War.
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January 1, 2026 at 12:28 PM
After being wounded in France on 9 October 1917, Pte Herbert Wadsworth of the Coldstream Guards spent two weeks in hospital before being evacuated to England. Sadly, he died from his wounds on New Year’s Day 1918.
📍Market Harborough (Northampton Road) Cemetery 🇬🇧
📍Market Harborough (Northampton Road) Cemetery 🇬🇧
January 1, 2026 at 11:03 AM
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🥳 Welcome to the Public Domain: creative works from 1930 & sound recordings published in 1925! Duke Law's Center for the Study of the Public Domain has highlighted some of the most anticipated works entering the #publicdomain in 2026!
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@dukelaw.bsky.social
January 1, 2026 at 5:02 AM
🥳 Welcome to the Public Domain: creative works from 1930 & sound recordings published in 1925! Duke Law's Center for the Study of the Public Domain has highlighted some of the most anticipated works entering the #publicdomain in 2026!
More ➡️ blog.archive.org/public-domai...
@dukelaw.bsky.social
More ➡️ blog.archive.org/public-domai...
@dukelaw.bsky.social
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List of aid groups Israel is banning from operating in Gaza as of January 1, via Associated Press.
December 31, 2025 at 11:25 AM
List of aid groups Israel is banning from operating in Gaza as of January 1, via Associated Press.
Please do get in touch with your ideas! This is an excellent opportunity for you to get out in front of a (a very friendly) crowd. No qualifications required, just passion and a good story. Please do share with anyone you think might be a good fit! @fwwsoc.bsky.social @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social
December 31, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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📢 Red Light - Green Light – Red Devil – Green Devil: Op FUSTIAN
📅 Monday 19 January
🕙 19:00 - also available online
🍽 Pre-Lecture Dinner option. Pre-order by 16.01.26
Hear @MikeHistorian describe the 3-day battle to seize the vital Primosole Bridge:
bit.ly/44R5bK1
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📅 Monday 19 January
🕙 19:00 - also available online
🍽 Pre-Lecture Dinner option. Pre-order by 16.01.26
Hear @MikeHistorian describe the 3-day battle to seize the vital Primosole Bridge:
bit.ly/44R5bK1
armyflying.com/what-s-on/ev...
Red Light - Green Light – Red Devil – Green Devil: Op FUSTIAN | The Army Flying Museum
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December 31, 2025 at 2:02 PM
📢 Red Light - Green Light – Red Devil – Green Devil: Op FUSTIAN
📅 Monday 19 January
🕙 19:00 - also available online
🍽 Pre-Lecture Dinner option. Pre-order by 16.01.26
Hear @MikeHistorian describe the 3-day battle to seize the vital Primosole Bridge:
bit.ly/44R5bK1
armyflying.com/what-s-on/ev...
📅 Monday 19 January
🕙 19:00 - also available online
🍽 Pre-Lecture Dinner option. Pre-order by 16.01.26
Hear @MikeHistorian describe the 3-day battle to seize the vital Primosole Bridge:
bit.ly/44R5bK1
armyflying.com/what-s-on/ev...
#1GM 50e article de l'année 2025. Parcours exceptionnel d’un champion de France de boxe qui réussit à fuir la zone occupée et qui termina dans l’aviation. Mais une carrière brisée par la guerre : Auguste Degand.
⤵️ à découvrir ⤵️
parcours-combattant14-18.fr/auguste-dega...
⤵️ à découvrir ⤵️
parcours-combattant14-18.fr/auguste-dega...
December 31, 2025 at 5:39 PM
#Fusillés A la demande de la "Guerre", le 31/12/1915, le Président de la République a commué la peine de mort requise contre 2 soldats dont Charles Racine en 20 ans de prison. Recours en grâce unanime des juges. Peine suspendue, Racine est retourné au combat le 17/01/1916
December 31, 2025 at 5:37 PM
So this week’s podcast is out and #otd 1914 a u-boat is stalking a battleship off the south coast. What would follow would see most of the crew of HMS Formidable lost in horrendous weather conditions and fighting for their lives.
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December 31, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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🗓️ #OTD in 1944 – four men from COPP 3 spend what the team's log calls "the funniest New Year’s Eve ever" laid up on the low-lying Burne Rocks off Akyab Island (🗺️ via National Library of Australia) in Burma (now Myanmar). #NavalHistory 1/2
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December 31, 2025 at 9:00 AM
🗓️ #OTD in 1944 – four men from COPP 3 spend what the team's log calls "the funniest New Year’s Eve ever" laid up on the low-lying Burne Rocks off Akyab Island (🗺️ via National Library of Australia) in Burma (now Myanmar). #NavalHistory 1/2
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On 31st December 1940 6 RTR moved to take over responsibility from the 8th Hussars for observation of the Tobruk-Bardia road. 2Lt Bune joined a Rifle Bde recce patrol into the western edge of Bardia.The patrol was successful but he regretted wearing borrowed gym shoes that were 2 sizes too small.
December 31, 2025 at 8:46 AM
On 31st December 1940 6 RTR moved to take over responsibility from the 8th Hussars for observation of the Tobruk-Bardia road. 2Lt Bune joined a Rifle Bde recce patrol into the western edge of Bardia.The patrol was successful but he regretted wearing borrowed gym shoes that were 2 sizes too small.
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Before 2026, take a trip BACK in time: From travelling surgeons, to faith healers and snake oil merchants. Alanna Skuse takes @alexchurchill.bsky.social & @boneyabroad.com into the bustling medical marketplace of Renaissance England...
TV: tinyurl.com/45dxf4ut
Headphones tinyurl.com/yc847v3r
TV: tinyurl.com/45dxf4ut
Headphones tinyurl.com/yc847v3r
December 31, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Before 2026, take a trip BACK in time: From travelling surgeons, to faith healers and snake oil merchants. Alanna Skuse takes @alexchurchill.bsky.social & @boneyabroad.com into the bustling medical marketplace of Renaissance England...
TV: tinyurl.com/45dxf4ut
Headphones tinyurl.com/yc847v3r
TV: tinyurl.com/45dxf4ut
Headphones tinyurl.com/yc847v3r
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🗓️ #OTD in 1943 – men from COPP land on the French coast for the first time as they carry out reconnaissance on Gold Beach near Ver-sur-Mer.
Logan Scott-Bowden and Bruce Ogden Smith swim ashore to check for peat beneath the sandy beach. #NavalHistory 🧵(long!)
Logan Scott-Bowden and Bruce Ogden Smith swim ashore to check for peat beneath the sandy beach. #NavalHistory 🧵(long!)
December 31, 2025 at 10:01 AM
🗓️ #OTD in 1943 – men from COPP land on the French coast for the first time as they carry out reconnaissance on Gold Beach near Ver-sur-Mer.
Logan Scott-Bowden and Bruce Ogden Smith swim ashore to check for peat beneath the sandy beach. #NavalHistory 🧵(long!)
Logan Scott-Bowden and Bruce Ogden Smith swim ashore to check for peat beneath the sandy beach. #NavalHistory 🧵(long!)
What are medals and citations compared to be brave in your eyes of your comrades?
Read the small story about the Swedish born soldier Otto through the link below 👇
www.westernfront.se/2025/12/30/w...
@thegreatwargroup.bsky.social
Read the small story about the Swedish born soldier Otto through the link below 👇
www.westernfront.se/2025/12/30/w...
@thegreatwargroup.bsky.social
December 30, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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Does anyone have access to a copy of The Territorial Divisions 1914-1918 by J Stirling published in 1922 by any chance?
December 30, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Does anyone have access to a copy of The Territorial Divisions 1914-1918 by J Stirling published in 1922 by any chance?