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A page for WW1 history, research, books, films etc. This is for remembrance and history only. I will re-post WW1 info - so please feel free to link me to your posts if you want help to highlight an event/publication etc.
The Notre Dame memorial to British and Commonwealth fallen:
November 9, 2025 at 7:52 AM
The Notre Dame memorial to British and Commonwealth fallen:
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Time for the next @bodleian.ox.ac.uk #Maps blog from @stuartackland.bsky.social taking us back to the First World War & a close look at trench maps. What are these unusual numbered circles? Learn more at: blogs.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/maps/
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October 8, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Time for the next @bodleian.ox.ac.uk #Maps blog from @stuartackland.bsky.social taking us back to the First World War & a close look at trench maps. What are these unusual numbered circles? Learn more at: blogs.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/maps/
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The war memorial at Bushmills, Co Antrim.
August 11, 2025 at 6:45 PM
The war memorial at Bushmills, Co Antrim.
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War memorial plaque. St. Andrew’s Church, Hempstead, Essex. First World War. #LestWeForget
August 9, 2025 at 6:20 AM
War memorial plaque. St. Andrew’s Church, Hempstead, Essex. First World War. #LestWeForget
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In the second of our special interviews for the Old Front Line #podcast War in the Air series, we are joined by historian and broadcaster Josh Levine to discuss the War in the Air in #WW1, based on his best-selling book 'On A Wing and A Prayer'.
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The Air War in WW1 – with Josh Levine
Josh Levine In the second of our special interviews for the War in the Air series, we are joined by historian and broadcaster Josh Levine to discuss the War in the Air in WW1, based on his best-sel…
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August 2, 2025 at 7:05 AM
In the second of our special interviews for the Old Front Line #podcast War in the Air series, we are joined by historian and broadcaster Josh Levine to discuss the War in the Air in #WW1, based on his best-selling book 'On A Wing and A Prayer'.
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Hurray! The paperback edition of my book ‘Holding Out’ has just been published. It’s flying off the shelves, so don’t delay, buy today!
July 30, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Hurray! The paperback edition of my book ‘Holding Out’ has just been published. It’s flying off the shelves, so don’t delay, buy today!
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Pleased to announce that my first book, British 'Spy Fever' in the First World War, will be published in September with @bloomsburyacad.bsky.social. Pre-order a copy here:
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British ‘Spy Fever’ in the First World War
An exploration of how British society experienced 'spy fever' during the First World War. Following the declaration of war in 1914, German spies were sighted ac…
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July 29, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Pleased to announce that my first book, British 'Spy Fever' in the First World War, will be published in September with @bloomsburyacad.bsky.social. Pre-order a copy here:
www.bloomsbury.com/uk/british-s...
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Near Anausville, MSE S.C Squadrilli photos of a machine used for excavating trenches. 307th Field Signal Bn, 82nd Div digging 6-8 ft deep and 21 in wide to bury communication cables. 2 photos (IWM Q 70732, IWM Q 58204) dated as #OTD Jul 25 1918 while US photos say Jun 8 1918 bsky.app/profile/this...
July 25, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Near Anausville, MSE S.C Squadrilli photos of a machine used for excavating trenches. 307th Field Signal Bn, 82nd Div digging 6-8 ft deep and 21 in wide to bury communication cables. 2 photos (IWM Q 70732, IWM Q 58204) dated as #OTD Jul 25 1918 while US photos say Jun 8 1918 bsky.app/profile/this...
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Thanks to all who joined me for an Old Front Line #podcast Supporters Evening where we looked at Official Images of the Battle of the Ancre in November 1916.
July 25, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Thanks to all who joined me for an Old Front Line #podcast Supporters Evening where we looked at Official Images of the Battle of the Ancre in November 1916.
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OTD 1919 Victory Parade in Dublin with elements of 17th (Armoured Car) Bn, Tank Corps passing College Green
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July 19, 2025 at 10:52 AM
OTD 1919 Victory Parade in Dublin with elements of 17th (Armoured Car) Bn, Tank Corps passing College Green
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Jul 13 1917 In NZ, Col Potter "rounded up 14 conscientious objectors from the Terrace Gaol and had them taken to the troopship due to set sail from Wellington." Among them was Mark Briggs sentenced to 28 days of Field Punishment No 1 for disobeying a command to peel potatoes
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July 13, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Jul 13 1917 In NZ, Col Potter "rounded up 14 conscientious objectors from the Terrace Gaol and had them taken to the troopship due to set sail from Wellington." Among them was Mark Briggs sentenced to 28 days of Field Punishment No 1 for disobeying a command to peel potatoes
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Daily Telegraph #OTD Jul 9 1915 At meeting of the Lambeth Borough Council it was decided Lambeth's St Thomas' Hospital will close a path after large amounts of women were pestering wounded soldiers on walks
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July 9, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Daily Telegraph #OTD Jul 9 1915 At meeting of the Lambeth Borough Council it was decided Lambeth's St Thomas' Hospital will close a path after large amounts of women were pestering wounded soldiers on walks
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Just a reminder about our 5th birthday event in August - details of how to sign up for one of these trips on the photo below!
July 8, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Just a reminder about our 5th birthday event in August - details of how to sign up for one of these trips on the photo below!
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The Machine Gunner's Handbook (6th Edition)
The Machine Gunners’ Handbook (6th Edition)
Including the Maxim, Vickers and Lewis Automatic Machine Guns. 2nd Lieut. J Bostock KO Yorkshire LI (Hythe Staff) Description of ·303 in. Maxim Gun; Action of Mechanism; Blank Firing Attachment; Stripping Machine Guns for Instructional Purposes; Instructions for Care and Cleaning; Points to be attended to Before, During, and After Firing; Stoppages (Maxim); Examination of Machine Guns; Repairs and Adjustments; Mounting, Tripod, etc.; Vickers Light Gun; Stoppages (Vickers); Elementary Training Vide Chapter VII Infantry Training 1914; Belt Filling; Section Drill without Transport; Signals for use in Observation of Fire; Mounted Drill; Tests of Elementary Training; Cover and Entrenchments; Table" C"; Characteristics of the Machine Gun; Fire Direction; Machine Gun Tactics; Description of Lewis Gun. V02272 V02272.1 Graticule Card V02272.2 Range and Trajectory Card V02272.3 Mark VII ammunition 19150601
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July 6, 2025 at 9:46 PM
The Machine Gunner's Handbook (6th Edition)
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“Lost, Found
But Never Forgotten”
These words give a glimpse into Pte George Nugent’s story. Killed on the Somme, on 1st July 1916, George’s remains lay undiscovered for over 80 years. They were finally laid to rest on 1st July 2000.
📍Ovillers Military Cemetery 🇫🇷
But Never Forgotten”
These words give a glimpse into Pte George Nugent’s story. Killed on the Somme, on 1st July 1916, George’s remains lay undiscovered for over 80 years. They were finally laid to rest on 1st July 2000.
📍Ovillers Military Cemetery 🇫🇷
July 1, 2025 at 7:54 AM
“Lost, Found
But Never Forgotten”
These words give a glimpse into Pte George Nugent’s story. Killed on the Somme, on 1st July 1916, George’s remains lay undiscovered for over 80 years. They were finally laid to rest on 1st July 2000.
📍Ovillers Military Cemetery 🇫🇷
But Never Forgotten”
These words give a glimpse into Pte George Nugent’s story. Killed on the Somme, on 1st July 1916, George’s remains lay undiscovered for over 80 years. They were finally laid to rest on 1st July 2000.
📍Ovillers Military Cemetery 🇫🇷
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A bronze memorial plaque at Saint-Remy-la-Calonne (55) commemorates 16 men from 54e Régiment d’Infanterie who died in the regiment’s first attack in the Tranchée de Calonne sector, 22 Sep 1914.
The #WW1 sector to the SE of #Verdun is heavily wooded and was much fought over in 1914-15. #FWWHist #1GM
The #WW1 sector to the SE of #Verdun is heavily wooded and was much fought over in 1914-15. #FWWHist #1GM
July 4, 2025 at 12:51 AM
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#OTD 1st July 1916
Battle of the Somme
Lasted 170 days for the French.
Whilst still fiercely fighting at Verdun
1st July-31st August
19,000 🇫🇷 died-Verdun
23,000 🇫🇷 died-Somme
Today also remember the forgotten ally
Battle of the Somme
Lasted 170 days for the French.
Whilst still fiercely fighting at Verdun
1st July-31st August
19,000 🇫🇷 died-Verdun
23,000 🇫🇷 died-Somme
Today also remember the forgotten ally
July 1, 2025 at 5:58 AM
#OTD 1st July 1916
Battle of the Somme
Lasted 170 days for the French.
Whilst still fiercely fighting at Verdun
1st July-31st August
19,000 🇫🇷 died-Verdun
23,000 🇫🇷 died-Somme
Today also remember the forgotten ally
Battle of the Somme
Lasted 170 days for the French.
Whilst still fiercely fighting at Verdun
1st July-31st August
19,000 🇫🇷 died-Verdun
23,000 🇫🇷 died-Somme
Today also remember the forgotten ally
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Today we remember 1st July 1916 all those who fought and died on both sides of the wire
July 1, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Today we remember 1st July 1916 all those who fought and died on both sides of the wire
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This newsreel clip, IWM IWM 508-68, released on Jun 29 1918, shows Schneider CA1 tanks driving themselves onto railway flatcars. About 400 were built for the French Army iwm.org.uk/collections/...
June 30, 2025 at 4:28 PM
This newsreel clip, IWM IWM 508-68, released on Jun 29 1918, shows Schneider CA1 tanks driving themselves onto railway flatcars. About 400 were built for the French Army iwm.org.uk/collections/...
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I recently finished Michael Korda's _Muse of Fire_, and what a powerful journey it was. Korda offers a moving account of the First World War's poetic titans—Sassoon, Rupert Brooke, Wilfred Owen, and Alan Seeger. What struck me most was how their lives often intersected in profound ways.
June 29, 2025 at 9:27 PM
I recently finished Michael Korda's _Muse of Fire_, and what a powerful journey it was. Korda offers a moving account of the First World War's poetic titans—Sassoon, Rupert Brooke, Wilfred Owen, and Alan Seeger. What struck me most was how their lives often intersected in profound ways.
Memorial to Edward Horner at St Andrew's Church, Mells, Somerset #SirEdwinLutyens #SirAlfredMunnings
June 29, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Memorial to Edward Horner at St Andrew's Church, Mells, Somerset #SirEdwinLutyens #SirAlfredMunnings
Siegfried Sassoon's grave at Mells. #Sassoon #RoyalWelchFusiliers
June 29, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Siegfried Sassoon's grave at Mells. #Sassoon #RoyalWelchFusiliers
The memorial to the Services of Supply in the American Expeditionary Force that were based in Tours.
June 22, 2025 at 5:30 PM
The memorial to the Services of Supply in the American Expeditionary Force that were based in Tours.
The gallery at Chateau Chenonceau, used as a hospital ward for French soldiers during WW1.
June 22, 2025 at 5:26 PM
The gallery at Chateau Chenonceau, used as a hospital ward for French soldiers during WW1.
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The Wilfred Owen Festival will be taking place from 15th - 23rd March 2025, a celebration taking place in his birthplace of Oswestry. You can find out more at: www.wilfredowenfestival.co.uk
January 29, 2025 at 4:44 PM
The Wilfred Owen Festival will be taking place from 15th - 23rd March 2025, a celebration taking place in his birthplace of Oswestry. You can find out more at: www.wilfredowenfestival.co.uk