Ep237: Third Battle of Ypres - Step by Step
Pete & Gary's Military History Β· Episode
Our new episode THIRD YPRES: STEP BY STEP as the Second Army under Plumer begin a series of bite and hold attacks on Gheluvelt Ridge? Was it really the answer to Great War trench warfare? But whatever, at last the offensive begins to edge forwards. Please share! open.spotify.com/episode/2t05...
06.02.2025 09:47 β π 8 π 5 π¬ 0 π 0
No longer on X so Iβll try to post as many of these edited biographies of St. Johnβs School Leatherhead boys who fell in the Great War, on the anniversaries of their deaths. It appears the School & its Archives havenβt moved here yet, so no tags. Comments welcome & hope you find them of interest. 1
06.02.2025 10:35 β π 29 π 4 π¬ 2 π 1
Ep235: Third Battle of Ypres - Footsloggers in Hell
Pete & Gary's Military History Β· Episode
This week we look at the terrible situation of FOOTSLOGGERS AT YPRES. Mud and blood - it was a living nightmare. Please share! Thanks chums! open.spotify.com/episode/5dxx...
23.01.2025 08:20 β π 8 π 4 π¬ 1 π 0
Doesn't bother me either. I just want people to visit CWGC Cemeteries and say hello & remember.
Cheers Simon.
14.01.2025 18:55 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
9th October 2024
14.01.2025 18:41 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
Today's badge - an unofficial workers badge for the North British Locomotive Company. NBLC was founded in 1903 through the amalgamation of three Glasgow locomotive manufacturing companies and, during the war, provided equipment for light railways at the front #FWW #WW1
14.01.2025 08:40 β π 17 π 1 π¬ 2 π 0
On 12th January 1915, 110 years ago today, HM King George V sent this message to all members of the recently-formed 28th Division who were about to embark for France.
This particular message turned up in a Paybook we recently acquired, which turned out to be rather specialβ¦
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12.01.2025 14:32 β π 11 π 2 π¬ 1 π 0
#OTD in 1941, Usworth airfield. Pilot Officer MirosΕaw Orzechowski, one of the Polish pilots serving with 607 Squadron, standing on a wing of a Hurricane. #WW2 #HISTORY
14.01.2025 07:16 β π 29 π 1 π¬ 1 π 0
Durham, Saddler Street, by Linda Vine. #WomensArt #NorthernArt
12.01.2025 14:09 β π 2043 π 135 π¬ 20 π 4
A soldier pays his respects as the body of a British soldier lies by the roadside awaiting burial. The wooden cross is already prepared. Near Domart, 3 April 1918. IWM (Q 11579)
06.01.2025 08:59 β π 37 π 4 π¬ 1 π 1
I shall do some digging and let you know π
02.01.2025 10:30 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
I am G. Back then I was a divisional train controller in Newcastle with an adjoining Mineral Leading Control which managed coal movements from the N'Land & Durham Collieries to NE power stations. The Blyth & Tyne was used as diversionary route when the ECML was unavailable.
02.01.2025 01:04 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
As 2024 draws to a close I wish you all a healthy & prosperous 2025
I visited the Salient in October and paid respects to the 1st & 2nd of the many soldiers that I've researched.
One lies in Duhallow ADS Ypres
The other lies lost in a field (what was BΓΌlow Farm a German strongpoint) near Keerselare
31.12.2024 18:47 β π 6 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Happy New Year young lady
31.12.2024 17:36 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
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Military historian and writer, cricket-loving egg and bacon tie wearer, darts player, fisherman, semi-professional grumpy old man.
Speaker, tour guide, & EOHO volunteer for @CWGC. Interested in #WW1 and #WW2. National Trails completed: Cleveland Way 2018. Hadrianβs Wall 2021. SWCP 2024. Teacher. All views my own.
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Compiler of 'Hawick & District and the Great War 1914 - 1918'. WW1 and general history geek. Golfer, genealogy, motorcyclist, walker - but not all at the same time. Red squirrel conservationist. Former Paramedic.
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Military historian. Great War Group Trustee. Written a couple of Great War books plus articles. Francophile, but also lived 30+ years in Germany so pretty European in outlook.
Great War, History, & Rugby.
PhD @ University of Suffolk, BEF Infantry tactical development 1916-1917.
Guiding battlefields, Germany and London.
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Independent PhD historian (aviation, bombing; #WW1, #WW2; Britain, Australia; emotions, spectacle); books (Home Fires Burning (WW1 air raids on Britain; in progress), The Next War in the Air). Naarm/Melbourne, Australia. He/him. airminded.org
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Remembering WWI through interesting events that happened OTD during WWI.
Author of eight books on British Army topics for the period 1793 to 1815.
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