Dr Adam Prime
@primeadam.bsky.social
Civil servant by day, historian by night. Researching the military in British India. Accidental First World War historian. WFA Universities Trustee. Husband & Dad. Views my own.
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It was a pleasure to speak yesterday at the joint Western Front Association - Gallipoli Association conference.
It was a great conference which considered the grand strategic right down to individual nurses.
Sharing the bill with Sir Hew Strachan was a personal highlight (and made me nervous)
It was a great conference which considered the grand strategic right down to individual nurses.
Sharing the bill with Sir Hew Strachan was a personal highlight (and made me nervous)
November 2, 2025 at 8:43 PM
It was a pleasure to speak yesterday at the joint Western Front Association - Gallipoli Association conference.
It was a great conference which considered the grand strategic right down to individual nurses.
Sharing the bill with Sir Hew Strachan was a personal highlight (and made me nervous)
It was a great conference which considered the grand strategic right down to individual nurses.
Sharing the bill with Sir Hew Strachan was a personal highlight (and made me nervous)
As I put the finishing touches to my paper for Saturday I am beginning to get imposter syndrome, in part because I am not a Gallipoli historian, though I have enjoyed researching it for this. And also because of the strength of the other speakers.
Looking forward to it regardless!
Looking forward to it regardless!
October 30, 2025 at 10:29 AM
As I put the finishing touches to my paper for Saturday I am beginning to get imposter syndrome, in part because I am not a Gallipoli historian, though I have enjoyed researching it for this. And also because of the strength of the other speakers.
Looking forward to it regardless!
Looking forward to it regardless!
I told it no tanks… so it added more tanks!
October 26, 2025 at 1:58 PM
I told it no tanks… so it added more tanks!
This AI stuff will never catch on, look at the state of this PowerPoint it came up with for me!
October 26, 2025 at 12:55 PM
This AI stuff will never catch on, look at the state of this PowerPoint it came up with for me!
80 years of JCB. A bit of British and local (to me) history.
Plus this display is cool!
Plus this display is cool!
October 25, 2025 at 11:28 AM
80 years of JCB. A bit of British and local (to me) history.
Plus this display is cool!
Plus this display is cool!
📣 The WFA PhD Grant Scheme is currently open to applicants!
We want to hear from anyone researching the First World War as part of their doctoral thesis, no matter what the topic!
#fwwhist
Full details and application form can be found below ⬇️
www.westernfrontassociation.com/latest-news/...
We want to hear from anyone researching the First World War as part of their doctoral thesis, no matter what the topic!
#fwwhist
Full details and application form can be found below ⬇️
www.westernfrontassociation.com/latest-news/...
October 24, 2025 at 6:15 AM
📣 The WFA PhD Grant Scheme is currently open to applicants!
We want to hear from anyone researching the First World War as part of their doctoral thesis, no matter what the topic!
#fwwhist
Full details and application form can be found below ⬇️
www.westernfrontassociation.com/latest-news/...
We want to hear from anyone researching the First World War as part of their doctoral thesis, no matter what the topic!
#fwwhist
Full details and application form can be found below ⬇️
www.westernfrontassociation.com/latest-news/...
Nice couple of charity shop pick ups this morning.
October 18, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Nice couple of charity shop pick ups this morning.
I’ve always wanted an action shot of me talking for a profile pic but it never seems to work out 🤣 always mid-sentence with a stupid look on my face 🙈
October 13, 2025 at 5:07 PM
I’ve always wanted an action shot of me talking for a profile pic but it never seems to work out 🤣 always mid-sentence with a stupid look on my face 🙈
I’ve been reading the dramatically entitled Hired to Kill Some Chapters of an Autobiography by John Morris. I was struck by this description of waiting to head to the Western Front as a private before subsequent commission and transfer to the Indian Army:
October 4, 2025 at 7:36 PM
I’ve been reading the dramatically entitled Hired to Kill Some Chapters of an Autobiography by John Morris. I was struck by this description of waiting to head to the Western Front as a private before subsequent commission and transfer to the Indian Army:
With a talk on the Indian experience on Gallipoli & the Western Front next month and a chapter to write on Australian/Indian cooperation during the Great War due next year, there is a synergy to the books I’ve taken out of the cupboard this evening!
October 4, 2025 at 5:56 PM
With a talk on the Indian experience on Gallipoli & the Western Front next month and a chapter to write on Australian/Indian cooperation during the Great War due next year, there is a synergy to the books I’ve taken out of the cupboard this evening!
Enjoyed my day back at my old stomping ground @salforduni.bsky.social
October 1, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Enjoyed my day back at my old stomping ground @salforduni.bsky.social
The day job got me thinking about the history of prisons, especially during the Great War. So I thought I’d do some secondary reading
(which also means I’m putting off finishing my 2 upcoming papers)
(which also means I’m putting off finishing my 2 upcoming papers)
September 23, 2025 at 6:16 PM
The day job got me thinking about the history of prisons, especially during the Great War. So I thought I’d do some secondary reading
(which also means I’m putting off finishing my 2 upcoming papers)
(which also means I’m putting off finishing my 2 upcoming papers)
We at The WFA have launched our PhD Grant Scheme for 2025.
The grant is open to doctoral students researching ANY aspect of the First World War.
Where will our grant take you?
See website for full details 👇🏻
www.westernfrontassociation.com/latest-news/...
#Fwwhist #phdchat
The grant is open to doctoral students researching ANY aspect of the First World War.
Where will our grant take you?
See website for full details 👇🏻
www.westernfrontassociation.com/latest-news/...
#Fwwhist #phdchat
September 6, 2025 at 7:27 AM
We at The WFA have launched our PhD Grant Scheme for 2025.
The grant is open to doctoral students researching ANY aspect of the First World War.
Where will our grant take you?
See website for full details 👇🏻
www.westernfrontassociation.com/latest-news/...
#Fwwhist #phdchat
The grant is open to doctoral students researching ANY aspect of the First World War.
Where will our grant take you?
See website for full details 👇🏻
www.westernfrontassociation.com/latest-news/...
#Fwwhist #phdchat
A wonderful few hours today at @sosmuseum.bsky.social for Teddy and me!
August 7, 2025 at 4:24 PM
A wonderful few hours today at @sosmuseum.bsky.social for Teddy and me!
On Monday the kids and me spent the day at @natmemarb.bsky.social
They got to do the Stick Man trail, I got to check out lots of memorials that relate to my research.
They got to do the Stick Man trail, I got to check out lots of memorials that relate to my research.
August 7, 2025 at 6:32 AM
On Monday the kids and me spent the day at @natmemarb.bsky.social
They got to do the Stick Man trail, I got to check out lots of memorials that relate to my research.
They got to do the Stick Man trail, I got to check out lots of memorials that relate to my research.
I’m off to a local historical society this evening to talk about warfare in the age of Victoria.
The heat today will nicely replicate the conditions in the Sudan for the audience!
The heat today will nicely replicate the conditions in the Sudan for the audience!
June 20, 2025 at 5:32 PM
I’m off to a local historical society this evening to talk about warfare in the age of Victoria.
The heat today will nicely replicate the conditions in the Sudan for the audience!
The heat today will nicely replicate the conditions in the Sudan for the audience!
I hope those who attended enjoyed the study day at @knebworthhouse.bsky.social.
I am sorry I could not make it in person but I am delighted we managed to get me speaking virtually!
I am sorry I could not make it in person but I am delighted we managed to get me speaking virtually!
May 16, 2025 at 4:39 PM
I hope those who attended enjoyed the study day at @knebworthhouse.bsky.social.
I am sorry I could not make it in person but I am delighted we managed to get me speaking virtually!
I am sorry I could not make it in person but I am delighted we managed to get me speaking virtually!
Want academic seminars about India and imperial defence? And a tour of Knebworth House, ancestral home of viceroy Lord Lytton? All in one day with lunch thrown in?
Then look no further:
knebworthhouse.com/Event/public...
Then look no further:
knebworthhouse.com/Event/public...
April 23, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Want academic seminars about India and imperial defence? And a tour of Knebworth House, ancestral home of viceroy Lord Lytton? All in one day with lunch thrown in?
Then look no further:
knebworthhouse.com/Event/public...
Then look no further:
knebworthhouse.com/Event/public...
Secondly, Ollie Gilmore, a 2023 recipient of our Masters Grant has published this excellent article in the March edition of Stand To!
This article is based on Ollie’s masters thesis completed at the University of Birmingham.
This article is based on Ollie’s masters thesis completed at the University of Birmingham.
April 3, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Secondly, Ollie Gilmore, a 2023 recipient of our Masters Grant has published this excellent article in the March edition of Stand To!
This article is based on Ollie’s masters thesis completed at the University of Birmingham.
This article is based on Ollie’s masters thesis completed at the University of Birmingham.
When you are an Indian Army historian but your side hustle is early war Egypt:
April 1, 2025 at 12:50 PM
When you are an Indian Army historian but your side hustle is early war Egypt:
Want academic seminars about India and imperial defence? And a tour of Knebworth House, ancestral home of viceroy Lord Lytton? All in one day with lunch thrown in?
Then look no further:
knebworthhouse.com/Event/public...
Then look no further:
knebworthhouse.com/Event/public...
March 13, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Want academic seminars about India and imperial defence? And a tour of Knebworth House, ancestral home of viceroy Lord Lytton? All in one day with lunch thrown in?
Then look no further:
knebworthhouse.com/Event/public...
Then look no further:
knebworthhouse.com/Event/public...
Want academic seminars about India and imperial defence? And a tour of Knebworth House, ancestral home of viceroy Lord Lytton? All in one day with lunch thrown in?
Then look no further:
knebworthhouse.com/Event/public...
Then look no further:
knebworthhouse.com/Event/public...
February 28, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Want academic seminars about India and imperial defence? And a tour of Knebworth House, ancestral home of viceroy Lord Lytton? All in one day with lunch thrown in?
Then look no further:
knebworthhouse.com/Event/public...
Then look no further:
knebworthhouse.com/Event/public...
We ended up at the IWM North.
Teddy enjoyed it but said it needs more tanks!
Teddy enjoyed it but said it needs more tanks!
February 20, 2025 at 2:24 PM
We ended up at the IWM North.
Teddy enjoyed it but said it needs more tanks!
Teddy enjoyed it but said it needs more tanks!