The Historian's Arms
Discuss general history topics here.
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Well spotted Storeman - re Danny Boyles commemoration to men of WW1. Re images on sands of the sea.
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Image of graves of first and last British soldiers to die in ww1. With article story.
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16 Photographs of The Tower of London where the 1st World War has been commemorated again.
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Stork here is a link for you mentioning Teall Cottage.
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Photo of World War Commemeration - Installation on River Thames London and article.
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Some facts re the end of the 1st World War I.
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Victoria Cross awarded to Major F W Lumsden #story
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Centenery WW1 – Poppies at Carlisle Castle – England.
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Flag Visits Isle of Islay to Commemorate Sinking of American Troop Ship
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Victoria Cross - Sgt. No. 295536, T. Caldwell 12 Btn Royal Scots Fusiliers With photo and article.
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Some Army structures in WW1 (British/French/USA/Australian/New Zealand/Canadian/Indian)
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Kaiserschlacht/German Spring Offensive
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Article re Private W B Butler who was awarded Victoria Cross also his Photo.
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Thought this was a nice gesture by the Yorkshire Press From England.
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Ghostly Tommies rise up in remembrance: Good Images.
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New bells for St George's Memorial Church, Ypres
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Plans for a 450 mile path in memory of the Great War.
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Video of World War One Poem spelt out in Poppies across England, Wales and France.
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#story Unusual entry by the Author of the diary of the Divisional Troops - 36th Brigade RFA.
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#story – Award of Victoria Cross to Drummer W P Ritchie 2nd Btn Seaforth Highlanders.
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"SCHRAMM BARRACKS ARRAS" -- still exists
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#story of the interesting Farewell of Commanding Officer Lt. Col. D M King - 1 Btn Liverpool Reg.
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#story of Belgian Couple – Husband doing secret service work during WW1.
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Special badges for those who voluntarily proceeded to the UK to join the Army from Latin America.
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#story re Diary of 1 Battalion King’s Liverpool Regiment regarding the Tank ‘Dorothy’.
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For those who bought 1 of the ww1 poppies which were displayed at the Tower of London.
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Award of Victoria Cross to Private Jack Thomas Counter - 1 Battalion King’s Liverpool Regiment.
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Re commemoration of WW1 - Interesting Image of Poppies at Plymouth Naval Memorial- Devon, England.
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Coverup by British govt during First World War
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Tragic #story of German Prisoner – diary of 2 Battalion Welch Regiment.
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Commemoration Images of Passchendaele 31st July 2017.
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UK ceremony of remembrance ‘Centenary of Passchendaele, Third Battle of Ypres’
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Ref. Comment made by Alauda Re the body of Nurse Edith Cavell.
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Lt.Col O C Du Port - OC 35th Brigade RFA
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First time I have heard ‘Bantams’ mentioned in any of the diaries.
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#story Enemy morale of a German American prisoner.
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#Story of Bravery – Captain Henry Gallaugher – 11th Battalion Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
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#story of bravery by Corporal Timoney of the 8 Battalion Royal Munster Fusiliers,
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Captain Lord Osbourne de Vere Beauclerk joined 2 Btn Royal Irish Regiment 9 August 1917
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Battle of Falfemont Farm, Guillemont 3/9/16
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Tragic #story regarding A and C Companies– All killed or taken prisoners 7 Btn Royal Irish Regiment.
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Pay Rates per Day as of 1914. Also very interesting articles including facts and figures.
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Interesting photographs of then and now after the Battle of Messines.
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Award of the Victoria Cross to Private William McFadzean 14th Battalion Royal Rifles.
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Interesting report concerning 14th Battalion Royal Irish Rifles.
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'The Somme Then and Now' Video on You Tube.
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British officer becomes French mayor
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Commemorations on the Somme today Thursday 7th July 2016 – The Welsh at Mametz Wood (38th Division)
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Battle of the Somme: Today - 1st July 2016: Centenary commemorations with photographs
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Diary of of No. 1 Coy Northern Divisional Train – Re The Marquess of Ailsbury in Command.
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Repairing Wells: 406 Field Company R. E.
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Barter’s Force – Carey’s Force has been mentioned, so I thought I would mention Barter’s Force.
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Programme of events for the centenary of the Great War in the Somme
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Major G. W. Nightingale, 1st Bn. Royal Munster Fusiliers
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#story Award of Victoria Cross to Private N Harvey – 1 Battalion Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers.
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Units and British Regiments in ww1 - 2 interesting articles regarding structure of army units.
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Royal Dublin Fusiliers diaries.
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Something different for Historians - Interesting account of the Playfair Cipher used in WW1.
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Amount of time spent in trenches
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An interesting #story regarding an escaped German prisoner.
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WW1 British War Savings Certificates –Article and images:
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Capt. J. H. Ward, O.C. 1st Cavalry Field Ambulance
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Flooding in the Trenches - Men in miserable conditions.
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German "smoke-gas detatchment"
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German Government Allegations re: Tampering with Ammunition
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For those wondering about missing pages....
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Christmas 1914: truce, football match and visits to the enemy
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Photography during a bombardment
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Lord Murray - Re comment on diary page
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Horses classified as D post war
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WAR POETS Seigfried Sassoon and Robert von Ranke Graves join 1 Btn Royal Welsh Fusiliers Nov 1915.
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No Christmas Truce for 2/Grenadier Guards
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Charles Bonham Carter - Later a General and Governor of Malta.
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3 INDIAN (LAHORE) DIVISION: 112 INDIAN FIELD AMBULANCE (1 AUG 1914 - 31 DEC 1915) Upper Arm Injuries
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Hypnosis used as treatment for shellshock?
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Strange plane seen - aviation experts
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Strange Abbreviations in Indian Diaries
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Assassination of Franz Ferdinand
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Men asked if they want to settle on the land post-war
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Declaration of War - Lights Out
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'Checked by Oddments of Troops'
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Good place to get an overview of the structures in the WW1 army?
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Motor Ambulance or something else?
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Corrections and amendments to diary pages
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Interested in Visualizing the regiments ?
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The disappearance of 'C' squadron, 1st Life Guards, at Zandvoorde trenches, October 30th 1914.
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Field Service Regulations, Part II (first published 1909, reprinted 1913)
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Additional Information - Commendations
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Information added in 'comments' box on a diary page by another citizen historian - query.
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Placing significant events into context.
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2nd Cavalry Field Ambulance (RAMC), 2nd Cavalry Division
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348 Cheshire field Company Royal Engineers (in 3rd division) - name of C.O.writing diary Sept 1915
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