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This article draw on the vast resources of the photographic archive of the Imperial War Museum to illustrate the varying and changing The post Visualising the trenches appeared first on The L...
This is a commonly-asked question. Fortunately, the answer is relatively straightforward, and understanding it all can greatly help a researcher when interpreting The post Why does my soldier ...
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This article is adapted from my report into the military service of Alexander Duff Cameron, written for a private client in 2022. The post Fatal wound near Hill 60, a Canadian story of 26 July...
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This article is adapted from my report on William Boardman Weston, completed for a private client in October 2022. How William came The post 8th Lincolns captured in “Swan Trench” at Gomme...
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The 1st Lovat’s Scouts Yeomanry served in Gallipoli, Salonika, and in (from 1918) France, but the regiment was represented in France from The post Lovat’s Scouts Sharpshooters appeared fi...
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At 9.50am on 10 September 1916, an explosion rocked the area of the Bassin Loubet at Boulogne in France. Men had been The post Man killed, four wounded by a single shell – 60 miles from the ...
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