Andy Lock
@bigandylock.bsky.social
Great War, History, & Rugby.
PhD @ University of Suffolk, BEF Infantry tactical development 1916-1917.
Guiding battlefields, Germany and London.
Karaoke hound.
PhD @ University of Suffolk, BEF Infantry tactical development 1916-1917.
Guiding battlefields, Germany and London.
Karaoke hound.
Well that’s that. Very officially done and dusted PhD. Cheers.
October 20, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Well that’s that. Very officially done and dusted PhD. Cheers.
Just having a lil cigar after a nice win on the road at Old Elthamians. A few scrums won against the head today, quite a few tackles and carries, loads of rucks hit. Very acceptable on a lovely autumn day. 🤘
October 11, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Just having a lil cigar after a nice win on the road at Old Elthamians. A few scrums won against the head today, quite a few tackles and carries, loads of rucks hit. Very acceptable on a lovely autumn day. 🤘
‘You know, I’m something of a flag-shagger myself’
September 1, 2025 at 2:02 PM
‘You know, I’m something of a flag-shagger myself’
On the nerd side of normal 👍
July 8, 2025 at 11:56 AM
On the nerd side of normal 👍
In other news, I happened to be at the American Cemetery in Normandy on their Memorial Day today. Moving enough and very busy there.
May 26, 2025 at 8:16 PM
In other news, I happened to be at the American Cemetery in Normandy on their Memorial Day today. Moving enough and very busy there.
British armed forces after Stan Hollis does his thing on D-Day
May 26, 2025 at 8:21 AM
British armed forces after Stan Hollis does his thing on D-Day
What do you mean you can’t just spend an hour and a half in the Mesopotamia galleries at the Louvre?
Also, how hard would it be to learn how to read cuneiform script? Asking for a friend.
Also, how hard would it be to learn how to read cuneiform script? Asking for a friend.
May 25, 2025 at 7:22 AM
What do you mean you can’t just spend an hour and a half in the Mesopotamia galleries at the Louvre?
Also, how hard would it be to learn how to read cuneiform script? Asking for a friend.
Also, how hard would it be to learn how to read cuneiform script? Asking for a friend.
‘Oh well, lots of exciting stuff to put in my next letter to my uncle Jeffrey at the Atlantic!’
March 24, 2025 at 9:01 PM
‘Oh well, lots of exciting stuff to put in my next letter to my uncle Jeffrey at the Atlantic!’
Venue looks great, list of speakers coming out looks great, really looking forward to conference this year.
March 6, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Venue looks great, list of speakers coming out looks great, really looking forward to conference this year.
Pootling around Gdansk. Really liking it here, although the history is HEAVY.
January 13, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Pootling around Gdansk. Really liking it here, although the history is HEAVY.
So many Alexias and variants thereof.
January 5, 2025 at 7:49 PM
So many Alexias and variants thereof.
If anyone knows of a more German name than ‘Schmidt von Knobelsdorff’ I’m all ears
November 24, 2024 at 2:23 PM
If anyone knows of a more German name than ‘Schmidt von Knobelsdorff’ I’m all ears
Memorial plaque for the Great War has gone back up in Blackheath Rugby Club after a spell in storage with the move to the new ground. H J Walker listed on the bottom right. @simonverdegem.bsky.social
November 23, 2024 at 11:43 AM
Memorial plaque for the Great War has gone back up in Blackheath Rugby Club after a spell in storage with the move to the new ground. H J Walker listed on the bottom right. @simonverdegem.bsky.social
If anyone tells you the generals employed the same tactics over and over again in the Great War, ask if they’ve ever heard of the battle of Cambrai, launched on this day in 1917. Innovative, technical, technological, terrifying. And still not perfect. #cambraiday
November 20, 2024 at 10:32 AM
If anyone tells you the generals employed the same tactics over and over again in the Great War, ask if they’ve ever heard of the battle of Cambrai, launched on this day in 1917. Innovative, technical, technological, terrifying. And still not perfect. #cambraiday