Paul
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2 December 1917 Lt Rupert Parker of 2 Bn Lincolnshire Regiment was killed in action and has no known grave. He is commemorated on the Tyne Cot Memorial. Rupert was 22
Rupert is remembered in Grantham, St Wulfram Church, Lady Chapel #WW1 #History #HistoryMatters
Rupert is remembered in Grantham, St Wulfram Church, Lady Chapel #WW1 #History #HistoryMatters
December 2, 2025 at 8:55 AM
2 December 1917 Lt Rupert Parker of 2 Bn Lincolnshire Regiment was killed in action and has no known grave. He is commemorated on the Tyne Cot Memorial. Rupert was 22
Rupert is remembered in Grantham, St Wulfram Church, Lady Chapel #WW1 #History #HistoryMatters
Rupert is remembered in Grantham, St Wulfram Church, Lady Chapel #WW1 #History #HistoryMatters
2 December 1917 Lt Richard Charles Denman of 4 Bn Grenadier Guards was killed in action and buried in Metz-En-Couture Cemetery.
Richard should have been graduating from Trinity College, Cambridge in 1917 #WW1 #History #HistoryMatters
Richard should have been graduating from Trinity College, Cambridge in 1917 #WW1 #History #HistoryMatters
December 2, 2025 at 8:54 AM
2 December 1917 Lt Richard Charles Denman of 4 Bn Grenadier Guards was killed in action and buried in Metz-En-Couture Cemetery.
Richard should have been graduating from Trinity College, Cambridge in 1917 #WW1 #History #HistoryMatters
Richard should have been graduating from Trinity College, Cambridge in 1917 #WW1 #History #HistoryMatters
2 December 1917 Lt John Argentine Campbell of 6 Dragoons (Inniskilling) who played International Rugby for Scotland & Cricket for Argentina died from wounds while a POW.
John is remembered on the Fettes College Memorial (below) & Trinity College Cambridge #WW1 #History #HistoryMatters
John is remembered on the Fettes College Memorial (below) & Trinity College Cambridge #WW1 #History #HistoryMatters
December 2, 2025 at 8:53 AM
2 December 1917 Lt John Argentine Campbell of 6 Dragoons (Inniskilling) who played International Rugby for Scotland & Cricket for Argentina died from wounds while a POW.
John is remembered on the Fettes College Memorial (below) & Trinity College Cambridge #WW1 #History #HistoryMatters
John is remembered on the Fettes College Memorial (below) & Trinity College Cambridge #WW1 #History #HistoryMatters
2 December 1917 Lt Stewart Houghton Troup of 7 Bn Royal Berkshire Regiment was killed in action and has no known grave. He is remembered on the Tyn Cot Memorial, Stewart was 25.
Stewart is also commemorated at Merton College, Oxford #WW1 #History #HistoryMatters
Stewart is also commemorated at Merton College, Oxford #WW1 #History #HistoryMatters
December 2, 2025 at 8:52 AM
2 December 1917 Lt Stewart Houghton Troup of 7 Bn Royal Berkshire Regiment was killed in action and has no known grave. He is remembered on the Tyn Cot Memorial, Stewart was 25.
Stewart is also commemorated at Merton College, Oxford #WW1 #History #HistoryMatters
Stewart is also commemorated at Merton College, Oxford #WW1 #History #HistoryMatters
Before the Christmas Markets
Piccadilly Gardens at Christmas, Manchester 1984
#Christmas #manchester #History #HistoryMatters
Piccadilly Gardens at Christmas, Manchester 1984
#Christmas #manchester #History #HistoryMatters
December 1, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Before the Christmas Markets
Piccadilly Gardens at Christmas, Manchester 1984
#Christmas #manchester #History #HistoryMatters
Piccadilly Gardens at Christmas, Manchester 1984
#Christmas #manchester #History #HistoryMatters
Before the Christmas Markets
Albert Square, Manchester - Christmas Lights Switch on 1991
#Christmas #Manchester #History #HistoryMatters
Albert Square, Manchester - Christmas Lights Switch on 1991
#Christmas #Manchester #History #HistoryMatters
December 1, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Before the Christmas Markets
Albert Square, Manchester - Christmas Lights Switch on 1991
#Christmas #Manchester #History #HistoryMatters
Albert Square, Manchester - Christmas Lights Switch on 1991
#Christmas #Manchester #History #HistoryMatters
December 1, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Manchester Before the Christmas Markets
The Christmas Tree, Albert Square, Manchester, 1992
#Manchester #History #HistoryMatters
The Christmas Tree, Albert Square, Manchester, 1992
#Manchester #History #HistoryMatters
December 1, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Manchester Before the Christmas Markets
The Christmas Tree, Albert Square, Manchester, 1992
#Manchester #History #HistoryMatters
The Christmas Tree, Albert Square, Manchester, 1992
#Manchester #History #HistoryMatters
1 December 1917 Lt Horace George Searle Hallam of the Army Service Corps was killed in action near Jaffa and was buried in the Ramleh War Cemetery
Horace is commemorated on the Trinity College Cambridge War Memorial #WW1 #History #HistoryMatters
Horace is commemorated on the Trinity College Cambridge War Memorial #WW1 #History #HistoryMatters
December 1, 2025 at 9:22 AM
1 December 1917 Lt Horace George Searle Hallam of the Army Service Corps was killed in action near Jaffa and was buried in the Ramleh War Cemetery
Horace is commemorated on the Trinity College Cambridge War Memorial #WW1 #History #HistoryMatters
Horace is commemorated on the Trinity College Cambridge War Memorial #WW1 #History #HistoryMatters
1 December 1917 Bertram William Bloy (613205) of the 1/19 Bn London Regiment died from wounds and was buried Mont Huon Military Cemetery.
Bertram is also remembered on the University of Manchester's Quad Memorial #WW1 #History #HistoryMatters
Bertram is also remembered on the University of Manchester's Quad Memorial #WW1 #History #HistoryMatters
December 1, 2025 at 9:22 AM
1 December 1917 Bertram William Bloy (613205) of the 1/19 Bn London Regiment died from wounds and was buried Mont Huon Military Cemetery.
Bertram is also remembered on the University of Manchester's Quad Memorial #WW1 #History #HistoryMatters
Bertram is also remembered on the University of Manchester's Quad Memorial #WW1 #History #HistoryMatters
1 December 1917 Rev. Oswald Addenbrooke Holden of the Army Chaplains Department was killed in action and was buried in Fifteen Ravine British Cemetery.
Oswald is also remembered at St. Bartholomew's Church, Penn & Exeter College, Oxford #WW1 #History #HistoryMatters
Oswald is also remembered at St. Bartholomew's Church, Penn & Exeter College, Oxford #WW1 #History #HistoryMatters
December 1, 2025 at 9:21 AM
1 December 1917 Rev. Oswald Addenbrooke Holden of the Army Chaplains Department was killed in action and was buried in Fifteen Ravine British Cemetery.
Oswald is also remembered at St. Bartholomew's Church, Penn & Exeter College, Oxford #WW1 #History #HistoryMatters
Oswald is also remembered at St. Bartholomew's Church, Penn & Exeter College, Oxford #WW1 #History #HistoryMatters
1 December 1917 Lt Norman Gwynne Chamberlain of 1 Bn Grenadier Guards was killed in action and buried in Fins New British Cemetery.
27 February 1918 a memorial service was held in West Woodhay Parish Church, near Newbury, Austen and Neville Chamberlain his cousins attend #WW1 #History
27 February 1918 a memorial service was held in West Woodhay Parish Church, near Newbury, Austen and Neville Chamberlain his cousins attend #WW1 #History
December 1, 2025 at 9:19 AM
1 December 1917 Lt Robert Neale Mentith Bailey of the East Riding Yeomanry died from wounds received on 14 November and was buried in Cairo War Cemetery.
A tablet was placed over the Manor House pew in Wickhamford Church, Evesham, he is also remembered at @magdalenoxford.bsky.social #WW1
A tablet was placed over the Manor House pew in Wickhamford Church, Evesham, he is also remembered at @magdalenoxford.bsky.social #WW1
December 1, 2025 at 9:19 AM
1 December 1917 Lt Robert Neale Mentith Bailey of the East Riding Yeomanry died from wounds received on 14 November and was buried in Cairo War Cemetery.
A tablet was placed over the Manor House pew in Wickhamford Church, Evesham, he is also remembered at @magdalenoxford.bsky.social #WW1
A tablet was placed over the Manor House pew in Wickhamford Church, Evesham, he is also remembered at @magdalenoxford.bsky.social #WW1
1 December 1917 Captain George Cuthbert Warburton Harker of 12 Bn London Regiment (The Rangers) died from wounds and was buried in Achiet-Le- Grand Cemetery.
George is also remembered at St Firmins Church in Thurlby and at King's School Canterbury
#WW1 #History #HistoryMatters
George is also remembered at St Firmins Church in Thurlby and at King's School Canterbury
#WW1 #History #HistoryMatters
December 1, 2025 at 9:18 AM
1 December 1917 Captain George Cuthbert Warburton Harker of 12 Bn London Regiment (The Rangers) died from wounds and was buried in Achiet-Le- Grand Cemetery.
George is also remembered at St Firmins Church in Thurlby and at King's School Canterbury
#WW1 #History #HistoryMatters
George is also remembered at St Firmins Church in Thurlby and at King's School Canterbury
#WW1 #History #HistoryMatters
1 December 1917 2nd Lt Claude Martin of the 3 Bn Coldstream Guards was killed in action and was buried in Metz-en-Couture Communal Cemetery.
Claude is remembered on a plaque in St Mary's Church, Plympton & is remembered at Worcester College, Oxford #WW1 #History #HistoryMatters
Claude is remembered on a plaque in St Mary's Church, Plympton & is remembered at Worcester College, Oxford #WW1 #History #HistoryMatters
December 1, 2025 at 9:16 AM
1 December 1917 2nd Lt Claude Martin of the 3 Bn Coldstream Guards was killed in action and was buried in Metz-en-Couture Communal Cemetery.
Claude is remembered on a plaque in St Mary's Church, Plympton & is remembered at Worcester College, Oxford #WW1 #History #HistoryMatters
Claude is remembered on a plaque in St Mary's Church, Plympton & is remembered at Worcester College, Oxford #WW1 #History #HistoryMatters
1 December 1916 Lt Edwin Roy Wilmshurst of 20 Bn Royal Fusiliers was killed in action and buried in St Sever Cemetery. Edwin was 21.
Edwin is commemorated on the @kebleoxford.bsky.social War Memorial #WW1 #History #HistoryMatters
Edwin is commemorated on the @kebleoxford.bsky.social War Memorial #WW1 #History #HistoryMatters
December 1, 2025 at 9:15 AM
1 December 1916 Lt Edwin Roy Wilmshurst of 20 Bn Royal Fusiliers was killed in action and buried in St Sever Cemetery. Edwin was 21.
Edwin is commemorated on the @kebleoxford.bsky.social War Memorial #WW1 #History #HistoryMatters
Edwin is commemorated on the @kebleoxford.bsky.social War Memorial #WW1 #History #HistoryMatters
1 December 1917 Lt Bertram Hubbard MC of 4 Bn Grenadier Guards was killed in action and was buried in Gouzeaucourt Cemetery. Bertram was 22.
Bertram is also remembered on the Christ Church, Oxford memorial #WW1 #History #HistoryMatters
Bertram is also remembered on the Christ Church, Oxford memorial #WW1 #History #HistoryMatters
December 1, 2025 at 9:15 AM
1 December 1917 Lt Bertram Hubbard MC of 4 Bn Grenadier Guards was killed in action and was buried in Gouzeaucourt Cemetery. Bertram was 22.
Bertram is also remembered on the Christ Church, Oxford memorial #WW1 #History #HistoryMatters
Bertram is also remembered on the Christ Church, Oxford memorial #WW1 #History #HistoryMatters
1 December 1917 John Percival Maiden (3202) of 6th Dragoons (Inniskilling) died of wounds while a prisoner of war. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Cambrai Memorial.
John is also remembered on the University of Manchester's War Memorial on the Quad (below) #WW1 #History
John is also remembered on the University of Manchester's War Memorial on the Quad (below) #WW1 #History
December 1, 2025 at 9:14 AM
1 December 1917 Captain Fred Noel Stansfeld of 17 Bn Middlesex Regiment was killed in action and ha no known grave. Fred is also commemorated on the Cambrai Memorial
Fred is also remembered at Pembroke College, Cambridge #WW1 #History #HistoryMatters
Fred is also remembered at Pembroke College, Cambridge #WW1 #History #HistoryMatters
December 1, 2025 at 9:13 AM
1 December 1917 Captain Fred Noel Stansfeld of 17 Bn Middlesex Regiment was killed in action and ha no known grave. Fred is also commemorated on the Cambrai Memorial
Fred is also remembered at Pembroke College, Cambridge #WW1 #History #HistoryMatters
Fred is also remembered at Pembroke College, Cambridge #WW1 #History #HistoryMatters
The Drinking Fountain in Birchfields Park, Rusholme, Manchester in 1935.
A time when you could drink water provided to you for free - without plastic!
#Manchester #History #HistoryMatters
A time when you could drink water provided to you for free - without plastic!
#Manchester #History #HistoryMatters
November 30, 2025 at 3:32 PM
The Drinking Fountain in Birchfields Park, Rusholme, Manchester in 1935.
A time when you could drink water provided to you for free - without plastic!
#Manchester #History #HistoryMatters
A time when you could drink water provided to you for free - without plastic!
#Manchester #History #HistoryMatters
30 November 1917 Lt John Owen Coldham Knight of 6 Bn Royal West Surrey Regiment was killed in action and buried in Gouzeaucourt New British Cemetery. John was 19.
John is also remembered at Trinity College, Cambridge #WW1 #History #HistoryMatters
John is also remembered at Trinity College, Cambridge #WW1 #History #HistoryMatters
November 30, 2025 at 9:33 AM
30 November 1917 Lt John Owen Coldham Knight of 6 Bn Royal West Surrey Regiment was killed in action and buried in Gouzeaucourt New British Cemetery. John was 19.
John is also remembered at Trinity College, Cambridge #WW1 #History #HistoryMatters
John is also remembered at Trinity College, Cambridge #WW1 #History #HistoryMatters
30 November 1917 2nd Lt Eric Dunstan Chamberlain of 1/5 Bn The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment was killed in action and has no known grave. He is commemorated on the Cambrai Memorial.
Eric is also remembered at Trinity College Cambridge #WW1 #History #HistoryMatters
Eric is also remembered at Trinity College Cambridge #WW1 #History #HistoryMatters
November 30, 2025 at 9:32 AM
30 November 1917 2nd Lt Eric Dunstan Chamberlain of 1/5 Bn The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment was killed in action and has no known grave. He is commemorated on the Cambrai Memorial.
Eric is also remembered at Trinity College Cambridge #WW1 #History #HistoryMatters
Eric is also remembered at Trinity College Cambridge #WW1 #History #HistoryMatters
30 November 1917 Lance Corporal Harvey Herd (13399) of 1 Bn King's Own Scottish Borderers was killed in action and has no known grave. He is commemorated on the Cambrai Memorial.
Harvey left a wife on York St, Hulme, Manchester.
#WW1 #History #HistoryMatters
Harvey left a wife on York St, Hulme, Manchester.
#WW1 #History #HistoryMatters
November 30, 2025 at 9:31 AM
30 November 1917 Lance Corporal Harvey Herd (13399) of 1 Bn King's Own Scottish Borderers was killed in action and has no known grave. He is commemorated on the Cambrai Memorial.
Harvey left a wife on York St, Hulme, Manchester.
#WW1 #History #HistoryMatters
Harvey left a wife on York St, Hulme, Manchester.
#WW1 #History #HistoryMatters
30 November 1917 Serjeant Charles Ernest Maycock (S/701) of 12 Bn Rifle Brigade was killed in action and has no known grave he is commemorated on the Cambrai Memorial.
Charles is remembered on the University of Manchester's War Memorial on the Quad (below) #WW1 #History #HistoryMatters
Charles is remembered on the University of Manchester's War Memorial on the Quad (below) #WW1 #History #HistoryMatters
November 30, 2025 at 9:31 AM
30 November 1917 Serjeant Charles Ernest Maycock (S/701) of 12 Bn Rifle Brigade was killed in action and has no known grave he is commemorated on the Cambrai Memorial.
Charles is remembered on the University of Manchester's War Memorial on the Quad (below) #WW1 #History #HistoryMatters
Charles is remembered on the University of Manchester's War Memorial on the Quad (below) #WW1 #History #HistoryMatters
30 November 1917 Captain Ralph Buckmaster of the 1/4 Bn The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment was killed in action and has no known grave but is commemorated on the Cambrai Memorial. Ralph was 22.
Ralph had a place at @kebleoxford.bsky.social in 1914 but enlisted instead #WW1 #History
Ralph had a place at @kebleoxford.bsky.social in 1914 but enlisted instead #WW1 #History
November 30, 2025 at 9:30 AM
30 November 1917 Captain Ralph Buckmaster of the 1/4 Bn The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment was killed in action and has no known grave but is commemorated on the Cambrai Memorial. Ralph was 22.
Ralph had a place at @kebleoxford.bsky.social in 1914 but enlisted instead #WW1 #History
Ralph had a place at @kebleoxford.bsky.social in 1914 but enlisted instead #WW1 #History