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Starting this
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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 ๐ซ๐ท died-Verdun
23,000 ๐ซ๐ท 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
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This Friday Lewes Town Hall BN7 2QS all are welcome
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Back on the Somme and Flanders in 3 weeks
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Lewes Town Hall BN7 2QS 20th June 2025 7pm Fisher Street entrance all are welcome
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Our new group picture on FB taken by Richard Smith of Dantzig Alley Cemetery
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Part of a set
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One year ago today
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Proud last night to Parade RBL Crawley Standard at the Beacon Lighting for VE Day 80
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Stood down now from Parade until 20:00 tonight
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All polished and clean for VE Day 80
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Our new group photo for May taken by History In Your Hand on Facebook The Somme And Great War Battlefields we have just passed 19,000 members
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Back Soon
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Afternoon
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#AnzacDay
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What Gas really did
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All Booked again for next year
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Sorted
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Still waters run deep
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Thanks mate x
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Coffee and new glasses pick up
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Moved from the other place.
Don't post very much. Mainly middle aged man stuff - history (WW1 in particular), music, food and a small amount of football.
Glasgow - Scotland
Interested in the First & Second World War and visiting the Battlefields. History & politics geek.
History teacher, Head of Year, NPQLBC, former History HOD, interested in teaching and learning. Examiner GCSE History.
NTWF is a group for people interested in the less well known campaigns of the First World War, away from the Western Front
www.ntwf.org.uk
Speaker, tour guide, & EOHO volunteer for @CWGC. Interested in #WW1 and #WW2. National Trails completed: Cleveland Way 2018. Hadrianโs Wall 2021. SWCP 2024. Teacher. All views my own.
Mainly posts about military history (especially Irish) and toy soldiers. Views mine. Dublin, Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช.
Our mission is to ensure those who died in service, or as a result of conflict, are commemorated so that they, and the human cost of war, are remembered forever
Husband, Grandad, DogFather, wannabe historian of Great War Stuff and Local History of Teesside and East cleveland...
Dad,Husband,GrandDad,Scale Models,Military,Everton Fc,Ska Music ๐๐๐๐๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Born and raised in Barnsley. Glassworker turned Traffic Officer. Great Grandson of Henry York, Barnsley Pals who fell at Serre on the 1st July 1916. Western Front Association member.
Passionate about family, social, and local history, I try to discover stories from behind the family trees and preserve them for future generations. Pharos student & small business owner, so never enough hours in the day. Blog: funnywherelifetakesyou.org
Toronto-based writer and author of several true-crime and history books. My latest book, Atrocity on the Atlantic, recounts the torpedoing of a Canadian hospital ship in WW1.
Books: https://tinyurl.com/4rvtkp7d
My website: www.natehendley.ca
Part of the Great War Groupโs editorial team for Salient Points. Generally youโll find me ferreting down Great War rabbit holes but my specific interests are Conscientious Objectors; Submarines; Q-Ships; PoWs; and Pigeons. Canโt not mention Pigeons.
Proud Yorkshireman, #Htafc fan, Fascinated by The Great War. Research projects gladly accepted #WW1 My old blog https://greatwarreflections.wordpress.com/
Military and 20th Century Historian and Battlefield Tour Guide. Co-founder of the Great War Group.
http://historyandmoore.com - history blogs, media work, talk requests and more
Disney/Sweet Treats/WBA
A vibrant group of nerds trying to teach the world about The Great War. Join us at https://greatwargroup.com
Keeping the memory of #WW2 alive by means of #OTDs.
Arnhem author of two *good* books about operation Market Garden, Lost At Nijmegen & Little Sense Of Urgency (Order ๐ via https://pre-jump.nl). Can be hired as Battlefield Guide.
Historian researching WRAF (1918-20), WAAF, SAWAAF & women's roles in the military.
Living Historian/reenactor.
Civilian Instructor (CI) with RAFAC.
FR & DE Bilingual.
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.
graveyard historian; spouse to @fionawh.im; she/they ๐ณ๏ธโ๐
THE CARETAKERS (War Graves gardeners in the French Resistance) https://www.globepequot.com/9781633888999/the-caretakers/