Dr Tom Thorpe MCIPR
@kensingtons.bsky.social
Belfast Green Badge tour guide/conflict historian/spin dr/policy wonk - @drtomstours.bsky.social - Host The Western Front Assoc Mentioned in Dispatches podcast. - Rts≠support - Views own.
Visited the Danish museum frigate Peder Skram (F352) in Copenhagen in October. Built in 1960s and modernised with missiles in the 1970s. Lots of access throughout and a window on the cold war navy in the Baltic.
November 14, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Visited the Danish museum frigate Peder Skram (F352) in Copenhagen in October. Built in 1960s and modernised with missiles in the 1970s. Lots of access throughout and a window on the cold war navy in the Baltic.
More images of the Cenotaph.
November 11, 2025 at 11:10 AM
More images of the Cenotaph.
Amazing ceremony at Cenotaph in Westminster to mark the 107th anniversary of the 1918 armistice.
November 11, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Amazing ceremony at Cenotaph in Westminster to mark the 107th anniversary of the 1918 armistice.
Volume 1 of London Pride is on its way! It examines London’s Territorial Force (TF) from 1908-21, exploring its unique structure, socio-economic composition, military operations during the GW. Ideal for office & home use & Xmas presents. Reg interest: tinyurl.com/25tty85e
@parhistory.bsky.social
@parhistory.bsky.social
November 4, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Volume 1 of London Pride is on its way! It examines London’s Territorial Force (TF) from 1908-21, exploring its unique structure, socio-economic composition, military operations during the GW. Ideal for office & home use & Xmas presents. Reg interest: tinyurl.com/25tty85e
@parhistory.bsky.social
@parhistory.bsky.social
Ep371 – Walking the Western Way – Nick and Fiona Jenkins
In this week’s episode of the Western Front Association’s Mentioned in Dispatches, Nick and Fiona Jenkins discuss their remarkable journey along the entire Western Front. Listen: kensingtons.org.uk/podcast/ep37...
In this week’s episode of the Western Front Association’s Mentioned in Dispatches, Nick and Fiona Jenkins discuss their remarkable journey along the entire Western Front. Listen: kensingtons.org.uk/podcast/ep37...
November 1, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Ep371 – Walking the Western Way – Nick and Fiona Jenkins
In this week’s episode of the Western Front Association’s Mentioned in Dispatches, Nick and Fiona Jenkins discuss their remarkable journey along the entire Western Front. Listen: kensingtons.org.uk/podcast/ep37...
In this week’s episode of the Western Front Association’s Mentioned in Dispatches, Nick and Fiona Jenkins discuss their remarkable journey along the entire Western Front. Listen: kensingtons.org.uk/podcast/ep37...
Cannon ball from Royal Navy’s three-day bombardment of Copenhagen in 1807 aimed to seize the neutral Danish fleet before Napoleon could. Projectile placed in the building after the attack.
October 27, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Cannon ball from Royal Navy’s three-day bombardment of Copenhagen in 1807 aimed to seize the neutral Danish fleet before Napoleon could. Projectile placed in the building after the attack.
Calling FWW geeks! Got this gaming piece for my b'day. Apparently, from the GW. Do people know what game this would have been used for?
October 25, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Calling FWW geeks! Got this gaming piece for my b'day. Apparently, from the GW. Do people know what game this would have been used for?
Just interviewed Nick Higham about his book Mavericks for the WFA's podcast. Coming out early next year.
October 23, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Just interviewed Nick Higham about his book Mavericks for the WFA's podcast. Coming out early next year.
Leeds War Memorial stands on Victoria Square in Leeds, England. It was erected to honour those who fell in the FWW Designed by sculptor Henry Charles Fehr (1867–1940), it was unveiled on 14.10.1922 by Viscount Lascelles. The monument remains a focal point for remembrance services in the city today.
October 21, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Leeds War Memorial stands on Victoria Square in Leeds, England. It was erected to honour those who fell in the FWW Designed by sculptor Henry Charles Fehr (1867–1940), it was unveiled on 14.10.1922 by Viscount Lascelles. The monument remains a focal point for remembrance services in the city today.
The York City War Memorial, designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens, commemorates the city’s First World War dead and stands on Leeman Road, York. Unveiled in 1925 by the Duke of York, it features a 33-foot stone cross and is now a grade II* listed building. Image taken in early Oct 2025.
October 17, 2025 at 12:01 PM
The York City War Memorial, designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens, commemorates the city’s First World War dead and stands on Leeman Road, York. Unveiled in 1925 by the Duke of York, it features a 33-foot stone cross and is now a grade II* listed building. Image taken in early Oct 2025.
On this week’s MiD podcast journo @natehendley.bsky.social joins the podcast to explore one of the most shocking war crimes of the FWW—the sinking of the Canadian hospital ship Llandovery Castle by a German U-boat in 1918.
kensingtons.org.uk/podcast/ep37...
kensingtons.org.uk/podcast/ep37...
October 15, 2025 at 10:08 AM
On this week’s MiD podcast journo @natehendley.bsky.social joins the podcast to explore one of the most shocking war crimes of the FWW—the sinking of the Canadian hospital ship Llandovery Castle by a German U-boat in 1918.
kensingtons.org.uk/podcast/ep37...
kensingtons.org.uk/podcast/ep37...
My review of @richardbatten.bsky.social excellent For King and Country: The Role of Patriotism in Mobilisation in the First World War (Pen & Sword, 2025). Published in Stand To! No.199 (September 2025).
October 14, 2025 at 3:02 PM
My review of @richardbatten.bsky.social excellent For King and Country: The Role of Patriotism in Mobilisation in the First World War (Pen & Sword, 2025). Published in Stand To! No.199 (September 2025).
Visit to soggy Yorkshire Air Museum on Friday. Lots of interesting exhibits and some great Cold War era stuff. Well wroth a visit.
October 5, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Visit to soggy Yorkshire Air Museum on Friday. Lots of interesting exhibits and some great Cold War era stuff. Well wroth a visit.
Ep369 – Army Pay Services – Dr John Black
This week on MiD, Dr John Black, military historian and former pay sergeant, delves into the often-neglected history of the British Army Pay Services during the First World War.
kensingtons.org.uk/podcast/ep36...
This week on MiD, Dr John Black, military historian and former pay sergeant, delves into the often-neglected history of the British Army Pay Services during the First World War.
kensingtons.org.uk/podcast/ep36...
October 1, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Ep369 – Army Pay Services – Dr John Black
This week on MiD, Dr John Black, military historian and former pay sergeant, delves into the often-neglected history of the British Army Pay Services during the First World War.
kensingtons.org.uk/podcast/ep36...
This week on MiD, Dr John Black, military historian and former pay sergeant, delves into the often-neglected history of the British Army Pay Services during the First World War.
kensingtons.org.uk/podcast/ep36...
Type 23 Frigate F82 HMS Somerset visiting Belfast over the weekend.
September 22, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Type 23 Frigate F82 HMS Somerset visiting Belfast over the weekend.
Out yesterday with German guests from the MSC Preziosa. We did the titanic experience and a city tour including the peace wall.
September 20, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Out yesterday with German guests from the MSC Preziosa. We did the titanic experience and a city tour including the peace wall.
The WFA is offering grants of up to £2,500 to support PhD researchers in advancing original First World War studies. Applications close on Monday 1 December 2025. Info: tinyurl.com/2ue2582h @primeadam.bsky.social @profgsheffield.bsky.social
September 8, 2025 at 5:39 PM
The WFA is offering grants of up to £2,500 to support PhD researchers in advancing original First World War studies. Applications close on Monday 1 December 2025. Info: tinyurl.com/2ue2582h @primeadam.bsky.social @profgsheffield.bsky.social
This autumn I’ll be teaching OLE3039: The Social History of Belfast and its Residents, 1798–1914 at Queen’s University Belfast. Across 10 weekly sessions (Wednesdays, 7.00–9.00 pm, starting 1 October 2025)
👉https://tinyurl.com/2dvu368v
👉https://tinyurl.com/2dvu368v
September 3, 2025 at 12:25 PM
This autumn I’ll be teaching OLE3039: The Social History of Belfast and its Residents, 1798–1914 at Queen’s University Belfast. Across 10 weekly sessions (Wednesdays, 7.00–9.00 pm, starting 1 October 2025)
👉https://tinyurl.com/2dvu368v
👉https://tinyurl.com/2dvu368v
In the latest ep of the WFA’s Mentioned in Dispatches pod @profgsheffield.bsky.social compares & contrasts the experience of the London Territorial Force in the 1st and 2nd WW. This talk was part of the London Pride Conf held in June 2024. Listen here tinyurl.com/5frhubwa or on your chosen platform.
September 2, 2025 at 12:51 PM
In the latest ep of the WFA’s Mentioned in Dispatches pod @profgsheffield.bsky.social compares & contrasts the experience of the London Territorial Force in the 1st and 2nd WW. This talk was part of the London Pride Conf held in June 2024. Listen here tinyurl.com/5frhubwa or on your chosen platform.
Belfast Lough at 5.30 this morning!
September 2, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Belfast Lough at 5.30 this morning!
Chirk Castle in Denbighshire was built in 1295 by Roger Mortimer as part of Edward I’s border defences. It is one of the few Edwardian castles still inhabited today.
August 29, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Chirk Castle in Denbighshire was built in 1295 by Roger Mortimer as part of Edward I’s border defences. It is one of the few Edwardian castles still inhabited today.
Chirk War Memorial, designed by Eric Gill and unveiled in 1920, stands at the east end of Station Avenue in Chirk, Wrexham. Commissioned by Thomas Scott-Ellis, it commemorates the fallen of both World Wars and was designated Grade II* in 1998.
August 28, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Chirk War Memorial, designed by Eric Gill and unveiled in 1920, stands at the east end of Station Avenue in Chirk, Wrexham. Commissioned by Thomas Scott-Ellis, it commemorates the fallen of both World Wars and was designated Grade II* in 1998.
Birkenhead War Memorial, stands in Hamilton Square, Birkenhead, Merseyside, England, opposite the Town Hall. The memorial was designed by Lionel Budden, and the sculptor was H. Tyson Smith. Unveiled in 1925 by Lieutenant-General Sir Richard H. K. Butler.
August 25, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Birkenhead War Memorial, stands in Hamilton Square, Birkenhead, Merseyside, England, opposite the Town Hall. The memorial was designed by Lionel Budden, and the sculptor was H. Tyson Smith. Unveiled in 1925 by Lieutenant-General Sir Richard H. K. Butler.
At the end of Jul25, the WFA's Mentioned in Dispatches pod hit 751,410 d/loads since Feb17. I’ve hosted 379 eps many aspects of the GW. I’ve spoken to a heavy metal band about songs inspired by WW1 to academics about widows. It has been a great journey to date: onward! Listen kensingtons.org.uk
August 8, 2025 at 11:18 AM
At the end of Jul25, the WFA's Mentioned in Dispatches pod hit 751,410 d/loads since Feb17. I’ve hosted 379 eps many aspects of the GW. I’ve spoken to a heavy metal band about songs inspired by WW1 to academics about widows. It has been a great journey to date: onward! Listen kensingtons.org.uk
Ep365 – Honouring the Fallen Through ‘The Last Post’
On this week’s episode of the WFA's podcast Mentioned in Dispatches, Dr Brad Ulrich, trumpet performer, educator & FWW historian, joins the podcast to discuss his musical tribute to the fallen. Listen here: kensingtons.org.uk/podcast/ep36...
On this week’s episode of the WFA's podcast Mentioned in Dispatches, Dr Brad Ulrich, trumpet performer, educator & FWW historian, joins the podcast to discuss his musical tribute to the fallen. Listen here: kensingtons.org.uk/podcast/ep36...
August 4, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Ep365 – Honouring the Fallen Through ‘The Last Post’
On this week’s episode of the WFA's podcast Mentioned in Dispatches, Dr Brad Ulrich, trumpet performer, educator & FWW historian, joins the podcast to discuss his musical tribute to the fallen. Listen here: kensingtons.org.uk/podcast/ep36...
On this week’s episode of the WFA's podcast Mentioned in Dispatches, Dr Brad Ulrich, trumpet performer, educator & FWW historian, joins the podcast to discuss his musical tribute to the fallen. Listen here: kensingtons.org.uk/podcast/ep36...