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Allison L. Bennett

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PhD Candidate in History researching British and Anzac sexual encounters in First World War Macedonia and the Middle East. πŸ“ Newfoundland and Labrador

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In addition to the weather and generally harsh environment

11.06.2025 16:36 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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If the British military wanted to make servicemen fighting on the Macedonian front in 1915/1916 even more miserable, not issuing toilet paper would certainly do it #history #FirstWorldWar

11.06.2025 16:31 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I remember you bringing your son to the department when he was little like this! (Now I feel super old πŸ‘΅πŸ»)

25.02.2025 03:11 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Not sure if this had been made before, so here it is! go.bsky.app/JqWTGYN Message me if you want to be included or removed, and make sure you share it with your Bluesky network!

15.11.2024 15:46 β€” πŸ‘ 57    πŸ” 34    πŸ’¬ 29    πŸ“Œ 3
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Egyptian Encounters What opportunities did the First World War provide for cultural tourism? This month Angus, Jessica and Chris speak to Allison Bennett, winner of the 2023 Gail Braybon Award for her work on w...

Should have posted this sooner but here is our MUN history grad student Allison Bennet talking about her research about cultural sexual encounters in Egypt during the First World War!
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07.04.2024 11:55 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I had a great time chatting about my doctoral research with Jessica, Angus, and Chris! Thanks again for having me on the podcast!

Check out the link below! πŸ‘‡

02.04.2024 13:34 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Lovely! Happy researching :)

14.03.2024 22:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Can any fellow historians recommend any reading on W. T. Massey, war correspondent for British newspapers in the First World War?

16.01.2024 19:57 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Week 153. Struggling a lot.

06.11.2023 22:13 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Sounds about right.

β€œa Newfoundland Battalion had come into their barracks β€˜a nice rough lot they are, we have had the pleasure of putting several in the clink already.’” (Cairo, 6 September 1915)

06.11.2023 21:43 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
View of St. John’s harbour from the Rooms cafΓ©, showing the colourful houses, the autumn trees, the cliffs and signal hill.

View of St. John’s harbour from the Rooms cafΓ©, showing the colourful houses, the autumn trees, the cliffs and signal hill.

Just look at this place.

26.10.2023 18:57 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you :)

26.10.2023 17:11 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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