Jim Grundy
@jimgrundy.bsky.social
The Great War, Gallipoli in particular.
The view from Hunter-Weston Hill inland towards Achi Baba, Helles, #Gallipoli.
May 6, 2025 at 1:28 PM
The view from Hunter-Weston Hill inland towards Achi Baba, Helles, #Gallipoli.
A Lancashire Fusiliers cap badge on W Beach, Lancashire Landing, Cape Helles, #Gallipoli.
(N.B. It was photographed there, not found there, as someone once accused me of faking. We don't keep in touch.)
(N.B. It was photographed there, not found there, as someone once accused me of faking. We don't keep in touch.)
April 19, 2025 at 10:52 AM
A Lancashire Fusiliers cap badge on W Beach, Lancashire Landing, Cape Helles, #Gallipoli.
(N.B. It was photographed there, not found there, as someone once accused me of faking. We don't keep in touch.)
(N.B. It was photographed there, not found there, as someone once accused me of faking. We don't keep in touch.)
"Heldenmütige Verteidigung der Dardanellen," the Heroic Defence of the Dardanelles.
April 19, 2025 at 7:35 AM
"Heldenmütige Verteidigung der Dardanellen," the Heroic Defence of the Dardanelles.
Ian Hamilton blamed Frederick Stopford for the failure at #Suvla, #Gallipoli. Stopford had been the Lieutenant of the Tower of London, a sinecure post offered to the old and unfit for anything else.
Hamilton is pictured here at the end of his tenure as Lieutenant of the Tower of London.
Hamilton is pictured here at the end of his tenure as Lieutenant of the Tower of London.
April 5, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Ian Hamilton blamed Frederick Stopford for the failure at #Suvla, #Gallipoli. Stopford had been the Lieutenant of the Tower of London, a sinecure post offered to the old and unfit for anything else.
Hamilton is pictured here at the end of his tenure as Lieutenant of the Tower of London.
Hamilton is pictured here at the end of his tenure as Lieutenant of the Tower of London.
No-one seems to know the origin of the saying that "journalism is the first rough draft of history" but journalists have certainly helped frame our understanding of our past.
March 19, 2025 at 7:48 AM
No-one seems to know the origin of the saying that "journalism is the first rough draft of history" but journalists have certainly helped frame our understanding of our past.
American journalists George Schreiner & Raymond Swing witnessed the Anglo-French naval attempt to force the #Dardanelles on 18th March 1915.
I'll discuss their take on the campaign in my talk to @gallipoliassoc.bsky.social on 25th March.
Image: "Shells bursting at Kilitbahir." AWM P04411.056.
I'll discuss their take on the campaign in my talk to @gallipoliassoc.bsky.social on 25th March.
Image: "Shells bursting at Kilitbahir." AWM P04411.056.
March 18, 2025 at 9:15 AM
American journalists George Schreiner & Raymond Swing witnessed the Anglo-French naval attempt to force the #Dardanelles on 18th March 1915.
I'll discuss their take on the campaign in my talk to @gallipoliassoc.bsky.social on 25th March.
Image: "Shells bursting at Kilitbahir." AWM P04411.056.
I'll discuss their take on the campaign in my talk to @gallipoliassoc.bsky.social on 25th March.
Image: "Shells bursting at Kilitbahir." AWM P04411.056.
Some men wanted Charles Bean sent home during his time in Egypt. But what he did at Gallipoli turned that around.
How and why I'll discuss in my talk to the @gallipoliassoc.bsky.social on 25th March: Gallipoli Through Journalists' Eyes.
Image: 'Sydney Mail' (New South Wales), 21st October 1914.
How and why I'll discuss in my talk to the @gallipoliassoc.bsky.social on 25th March: Gallipoli Through Journalists' Eyes.
Image: 'Sydney Mail' (New South Wales), 21st October 1914.
March 17, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Some men wanted Charles Bean sent home during his time in Egypt. But what he did at Gallipoli turned that around.
How and why I'll discuss in my talk to the @gallipoliassoc.bsky.social on 25th March: Gallipoli Through Journalists' Eyes.
Image: 'Sydney Mail' (New South Wales), 21st October 1914.
How and why I'll discuss in my talk to the @gallipoliassoc.bsky.social on 25th March: Gallipoli Through Journalists' Eyes.
Image: 'Sydney Mail' (New South Wales), 21st October 1914.
When Ellis Ashmead-Bartlett met the British Prime Minister to discuss #Gallipoli he gave an account, "which was not altogether agreeable."
That's British official-speak for disaster. I'll be covering this in my talk to @gallipoliassoc.bsky.social on 25th March.
That's British official-speak for disaster. I'll be covering this in my talk to @gallipoliassoc.bsky.social on 25th March.
March 16, 2025 at 10:59 AM
When Ellis Ashmead-Bartlett met the British Prime Minister to discuss #Gallipoli he gave an account, "which was not altogether agreeable."
That's British official-speak for disaster. I'll be covering this in my talk to @gallipoliassoc.bsky.social on 25th March.
That's British official-speak for disaster. I'll be covering this in my talk to @gallipoliassoc.bsky.social on 25th March.
Not sure but I think there's a good case for Hugh Fearnley Whittingstall being one.
March 15, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Not sure but I think there's a good case for Hugh Fearnley Whittingstall being one.
One book I've looked at while researching my talk on #Gallipoli and journalists is Dr. John Bourne's "Who's Who In World War One."
This on John Masefield: "He had no qualifications and so looked for employment in an occupation where qualifications were not required, journalism."
This on John Masefield: "He had no qualifications and so looked for employment in an occupation where qualifications were not required, journalism."
March 15, 2025 at 3:10 PM
One book I've looked at while researching my talk on #Gallipoli and journalists is Dr. John Bourne's "Who's Who In World War One."
This on John Masefield: "He had no qualifications and so looked for employment in an occupation where qualifications were not required, journalism."
This on John Masefield: "He had no qualifications and so looked for employment in an occupation where qualifications were not required, journalism."
The earliest reference I can find to the use of the expression "No Man's Land" was the name given to a place of execution in 'The Ipswich Journal' on 24th July 1790.
March 14, 2025 at 12:54 PM
The earliest reference I can find to the use of the expression "No Man's Land" was the name given to a place of execution in 'The Ipswich Journal' on 24th July 1790.
My talk to @gallipoliassoc.bsky.social on 25th March will cover the Army's attitude towards war correspondents.
Kitchener wanted none anywhere near the war zone but later appointed Col Ernest Swinton (right) as an "Eye Witness" on the Western Front. Did his writings tell us anything?
Kitchener wanted none anywhere near the war zone but later appointed Col Ernest Swinton (right) as an "Eye Witness" on the Western Front. Did his writings tell us anything?
March 14, 2025 at 11:56 AM
My talk to @gallipoliassoc.bsky.social on 25th March will cover the Army's attitude towards war correspondents.
Kitchener wanted none anywhere near the war zone but later appointed Col Ernest Swinton (right) as an "Eye Witness" on the Western Front. Did his writings tell us anything?
Kitchener wanted none anywhere near the war zone but later appointed Col Ernest Swinton (right) as an "Eye Witness" on the Western Front. Did his writings tell us anything?
"We have a certain number of ships which we can spare for these operations, ships which we could lose without jeopardising our naval superiority. This — coupled with the fact that the enemy are not a brainy folk — makes the #Dardanelles effort possible."
Fred T. Jane, 13th March 1915.
Fred T. Jane, 13th March 1915.
March 13, 2025 at 5:46 PM
"We have a certain number of ships which we can spare for these operations, ships which we could lose without jeopardising our naval superiority. This — coupled with the fact that the enemy are not a brainy folk — makes the #Dardanelles effort possible."
Fred T. Jane, 13th March 1915.
Fred T. Jane, 13th March 1915.
"I was filled with a great contempt for everything and everybody civil, more especially for politicians and war correspondents and war correspondents in khaki. The only men who counted were the men who took the trenches or died in taking them."
Edmund Candler, Mesopotamia, 13th March 1916.
Edmund Candler, Mesopotamia, 13th March 1916.
March 13, 2025 at 4:30 PM
"I was filled with a great contempt for everything and everybody civil, more especially for politicians and war correspondents and war correspondents in khaki. The only men who counted were the men who took the trenches or died in taking them."
Edmund Candler, Mesopotamia, 13th March 1916.
Edmund Candler, Mesopotamia, 13th March 1916.
Ellis Ashmead-Bartlett and Henry Nevinson, the two most prominent British war correspondents at #Gallipoli, both wrote books about the campaign. One mentioned the other; the other didn't reciprocate.
Learn more in my talk to @gallipoliassoc.bsky.social on 25th March.
Learn more in my talk to @gallipoliassoc.bsky.social on 25th March.
March 13, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Ellis Ashmead-Bartlett and Henry Nevinson, the two most prominent British war correspondents at #Gallipoli, both wrote books about the campaign. One mentioned the other; the other didn't reciprocate.
Learn more in my talk to @gallipoliassoc.bsky.social on 25th March.
Learn more in my talk to @gallipoliassoc.bsky.social on 25th March.
I accompanied my father-in-law to Normandy in 2014 for the 70th anniversary D-Day commemorations. This Maple Leaf lapel badge was one of many handed out by some Canadian officials who helped make sure we were able to attend one event at that time. Thank you, #Canada.
March 11, 2025 at 5:02 PM
I accompanied my father-in-law to Normandy in 2014 for the 70th anniversary D-Day commemorations. This Maple Leaf lapel badge was one of many handed out by some Canadian officials who helped make sure we were able to attend one event at that time. Thank you, #Canada.
My talk to @gallipoliassoc.bsky.social on 25th March will cover depictions of Turks prior to the Great War.
Robert Gibbs' famous painting of the 'Thin Red Line' at Balaklava is a good example. But there are no Turks shown... Exactly.
Robert Gibbs' famous painting of the 'Thin Red Line' at Balaklava is a good example. But there are no Turks shown... Exactly.
March 11, 2025 at 9:58 AM
My talk to @gallipoliassoc.bsky.social on 25th March will cover depictions of Turks prior to the Great War.
Robert Gibbs' famous painting of the 'Thin Red Line' at Balaklava is a good example. But there are no Turks shown... Exactly.
Robert Gibbs' famous painting of the 'Thin Red Line' at Balaklava is a good example. But there are no Turks shown... Exactly.
The two most prominent British war correspondents at #Gallipoli were Ellis Ashmead-Bartlett and Henry Nevinson. But only one of their books was cited as a source in the official British history of the campaign.
Find out why in my talk for the @gallipoliassoc.bsky.social on 25th March.
Find out why in my talk for the @gallipoliassoc.bsky.social on 25th March.
March 10, 2025 at 7:20 AM
The two most prominent British war correspondents at #Gallipoli were Ellis Ashmead-Bartlett and Henry Nevinson. But only one of their books was cited as a source in the official British history of the campaign.
Find out why in my talk for the @gallipoliassoc.bsky.social on 25th March.
Find out why in my talk for the @gallipoliassoc.bsky.social on 25th March.
I'm giving a talk, "Gallipoli Through Journalists' Eyes," for the @gallipoliassoc.bsky.social on 25th March.
It'll be prefaced with evidence of some attitudes towards the Turks. This from an English businessman, John Gadsby, who called in at Çanakkale in the 1840s.
It'll be prefaced with evidence of some attitudes towards the Turks. This from an English businessman, John Gadsby, who called in at Çanakkale in the 1840s.
March 9, 2025 at 10:46 AM
I'm giving a talk, "Gallipoli Through Journalists' Eyes," for the @gallipoliassoc.bsky.social on 25th March.
It'll be prefaced with evidence of some attitudes towards the Turks. This from an English businessman, John Gadsby, who called in at Çanakkale in the 1840s.
It'll be prefaced with evidence of some attitudes towards the Turks. This from an English businessman, John Gadsby, who called in at Çanakkale in the 1840s.
Not for the first time someone stated as fact that Attlee organised the #Gallipoli evacuation. When asked for the source, this came back: "I read it somewhere in pre-internet days..."
Attlee failed to mention it in his autobiography. Funny, that.
Attlee failed to mention it in his autobiography. Funny, that.
January 25, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Not for the first time someone stated as fact that Attlee organised the #Gallipoli evacuation. When asked for the source, this came back: "I read it somewhere in pre-internet days..."
Attlee failed to mention it in his autobiography. Funny, that.
Attlee failed to mention it in his autobiography. Funny, that.
Some photographs found at #Suvla, #Gallipoli were published on 23rd January 1916. [1]
[1] 'The People,' 23rd January 1916.
[1] 'The People,' 23rd January 1916.
January 23, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Some photographs found at #Suvla, #Gallipoli were published on 23rd January 1916. [1]
[1] 'The People,' 23rd January 1916.
[1] 'The People,' 23rd January 1916.
"After The Evacuation," a cartoon published in 'The Bystander' on 19th January 1916. #Gallipoli
January 19, 2025 at 9:09 AM
"After The Evacuation," a cartoon published in 'The Bystander' on 19th January 1916. #Gallipoli
On 9th January 1916 L/Cpl. Frank Parkin, 1st Battalion King's Own Scottish Borderers, fell between a lighter and the ship that was to have taken him away from the peninsula. He was never seen again. Commemorated on the Helles Memorial. #Gallipoli
January 9, 2025 at 10:02 AM
On 9th January 1916 L/Cpl. Frank Parkin, 1st Battalion King's Own Scottish Borderers, fell between a lighter and the ship that was to have taken him away from the peninsula. He was never seen again. Commemorated on the Helles Memorial. #Gallipoli
Leading Trimmer Septimus Mason, RNR, HMS St. George, was “killed by falling debris” from the mine explosion on W Beach, #Helles, #Gallipoli on 9th January 1916. He is buried in Lancashire Landing Cemetery.
January 9, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Leading Trimmer Septimus Mason, RNR, HMS St. George, was “killed by falling debris” from the mine explosion on W Beach, #Helles, #Gallipoli on 9th January 1916. He is buried in Lancashire Landing Cemetery.
Pte. Richard Porter, 7th Battalion North Staffordshire Regiment, was killed at #Helles, #Gallipoli on 7th January 1916. He joined up to avoid prosecution for his part in a beer-fuelled street fight the previous July. That was not his first brush with the law.
January 7, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Pte. Richard Porter, 7th Battalion North Staffordshire Regiment, was killed at #Helles, #Gallipoli on 7th January 1916. He joined up to avoid prosecution for his part in a beer-fuelled street fight the previous July. That was not his first brush with the law.